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So, for their breaking (fa-bi-mā naqdihim: the mā is extra; the bā' is causative and connected to a missing element [such as sabab, 'reason'], in other words [it should be understood as] la'annāhum bi-sabab naqdihim, 'We cursed them for the reason of their breaking') their covenant and disbelieving in the verses of Allahu ta’ālā, and slaying the prophets wrongfully, and for their saying, to the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" : 'Our hearts are covered up', and cannot grasp what you say - nay, but Allahu ta’ālā sealed them for their disbelief, and so they cannot heed any admonition; so they do not believe, except for a few, among them, like 'Abd Allāh b. Salām and his companions.