Worship, according to Islam, is a means for the purification of man’s soul and his practical life. The basis of ibadah (worship) is the fact that human
God, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, will not hold him to account or punish him for following a false religion before he reaches the age of reason and is exposed to the pure message of Islam.
How do we, Muslims, worship God, and why? How do the acts of worship translate our relationship with God? And what are the best practices that bring a believer closer to the Lord?