Ayyaf bin Abdullah al-Kala'i said: A companion asked: O Messenger of Allah! Which surah of the Holy Qur'an is the greatest? He said:“ «﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾» ”. He asked: And which verse is the greatest? He said:“Ayat al-Kursi:” «﴿اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ . . . . . .﴾» [البقره: 255/2] . Then he said: O Prophet of Allah! Which verse do you like and which is beneficial for you and your ummah? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah, because they are from the treasures of Allah’s mercy under the Throne, which Allah has specially granted to this ummah, and they include all the goodness and virtue of this world and the Hereafter.”