The number of misguided groups and sects continues to increase, even to this day. The cause of all this is the pursuit of destructive desires, leading to a distorted interpretation and understanding of the religion, and to the breaking of the bond that connects commitment and submission to the revealed texts, while in reality seeking unhealthy objectives.
And indeed, Allah has preserved the righteous predecessors and those who followed them upon this path from these destructive calamities, even until our time.