[517] About the virtue of these two last ayas of al-Baqarah, Ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنهما) narrated: “While Gabriel was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ), he heard a creaking sound from above, lifted his head and said: “This is a Heavenly door. It has been opened today and never ever has it been opened before”. Then an angel descended to Earth through it. He ˹Gabriel˺ said: “This is an angel who has descended to Earth and never ever has he descended before”. The angel greeted them and said: “I bring you glad tidings of two lights that you are given and never have they been given to any Prophet before you: Fātiḥat al-Kitāb ˹The Opening of the Book˺ and the endings of al-Baqarah. You shall never recite a letter of any of them without your Prayer being answered”. (Muslim: 806) Also ʿUqbah Ibn ʿĀmir (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites the last two ayas of al-Baqarah, they will suffice him ˹as a shield from the evil˺.” (al-Bukhārī: 5008) ʿAbdullāh Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) narrated: “When the Messenger of Allah ascended to heaven on the nocturnal journey, he was made to reach the Lote Tree of Extremity (Sidrat al-Muntahā)… The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given three things: the five obligatory Prayers, the endings of al-Baqarah and whoever does not Associate anything with Allah of His creation will be absolved from even the thrusters, ˹major sins that thrust people in Hellfire˺”. (Muslim: 173) As a whole, these two ayas constitute a declaration of unshakable Faith. The kind of Faith Islam nurtures as evident in al-Baqarah.