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« the Hereafter. 3 Through His pre-eternal decree — Böwering translates this as ‘He foreordained some…’ 4 Al-Ṣiddīq (‘the Veracious’) is the honorary title which was conferred on Abū Bakr, the first caliph, and al-Fārūq (‘the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood’) is an honorary title by which ʿUmar b. alkhattab the second caliph of Islam, is known. 232 Tafsīr al-Tustarī His words, Exalted is He: [61:14] You who believe, be helpers of God… He said: That is, by accepting [that which comes] from Him, and heeding (istimāʿ) Him, and by obeying Him in what He has commanded you to do, and in what He has forbidden you from doing. »