Deteriorating Number Of Sabiqoon (Quran 56:7-14)
I don’t think we should limit it to scholars only and definitely not to all scholars. It is about overall attitude of Muslims towards religion and their over all deteriorating strength of Eman. Whether it be Sufis using this argument or someone else, the cure only lies in Quran, because the main reason for this deterioration is the fact that Quran doesn’t hold a central value in our lives anymore. As for the specificity of these verses ( and other related verses ) is concerned, it is clear that Sabiqoon will always be in smaller number as compared to population of believers in general, with the only difference that in Prophet’s time, their number would be more in comparison to later times. But overall, their number would still be less. Please see : Discussion 39626 • Reply 39639 Discussion 6753 • Reply 26334