it is not bad to mention that ibn qutaybah complains about the people of his time and says this matter was rare and those concerned with it were few and literature was fresh and the times were old. so how is it today with the disappearance of knowledge the death of thoughts and the turning away of people .
ومما لا بأس بذكره أن ابن قتيبة يشكو أهل زمانه ويقول وقد كان هذا الشأن عزيزا، والمعنيون به قليلا، والأدب غض والزمان زمان. فكيف به اليوم مع دثور العلم وموت الخواطر وإعراض الناس .