When we have nothing to say...

When we have nothing to say, we must insist on discussing the logic behind a particular law and even if we have something to say we must never claim that the logic of that particular law is based on this very explanation and limited to it. The last types of laws whose logic was neither explained in the beginning, nor they were explained in the Islamic books and the passage of time has revealed their secrets to us.

The number of Rakahs (units) of Prayers, the minimum quantity of the items on which Zakah is obligatory, or some rituals of Hajj etc fall into this category. Should the people of the future try to unveil the secrets of these laws with the help scientific discoveries and advancement of knowledge? Is…