Ibadah The Quran teaches that humans were made for ibadah ...

Ibadah The Quran teaches that humans were made for ibadah , or conscious, intentional, worship of God (51:56). This is the active means by which humans fulfill their divinely given vocation. Formally this means carrying out the daily prayers prescribed in the Quran, observing the fasting month, making the pilgrimage to Mecca, and paying the zakat tax. It was also extended in early Islam to include personal prayers and other acts of conventional worship.

Islamic reflection on the broader obligations of human beings has stressed that all…