
A Quranic perspective on the act of worship
Ibadah (Arabic: عبادة, ‘ibādah, also spelt ibada) is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude.[1] In Islam and if we examine the word in the Quran, ibadah is usually translated as "worship”. (Source: Wikipedia).
The act of worship is to most people mainly prostrating and witnessing the prayer. The Quran, therefore, informs us that the act of worship is a far deeper idea than the act of prayer alone.
As mentioned in chapter 20 verse 14, the words of God, referring to Prophet Moses: