The First Ones And The Last Ones
Question :
Who is meant by the "first ones and last ones," those referred to in this verse:
"A multitude of those will be from the first (generation). And a multitude of those will be from the later times (generations)"?
Answer:
Some scholars say that both the first ones and the last ones are from this Nation; the correct view, however, is that the first ones are the previous nations, while the last ones are the nation of Muhammad ﷺ. And in any case, none knows
the number of the previous nations except Allah Almighty. In a Hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said :
"You are nothing more in comparison to the nations before you than the lone white hair on the hide of a black ox".
Even still, some narrations indicate that this nation represents either half or two-thirds of the people of Paradise, and this is very good as well. And Allah knows best.
Source:
Ibn Jibreen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7 Pages 103-104
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