“Why do we have to pray five times a day?” “Why are dogs and hogs regarded unclean (najis)?” “Why is an animal slaughtered in a non-Islamic way forbidden (haram) and unclean?” These are but a few of the many questions asked by our youngsters about the laws of the Shari’ah. They want to “rationalize” each and every law of the shari’ah; they want to know the reason and purpose of the legislation of these laws. Before explaining the validity or otherwise of the “rationalization” of the shari’ah, it seems necessary to clarify the fundamental attitude of a Muslim towards the shari’ah.
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