A. He created us to worship Him and not to associate any partners with Him. The evidence for this is in the Words of Allaah, Most High in Soorah Az-Zaariyaat:
And I created the jinn and mankind not except to worship Me. (Soorah Az-Zaariyaat 51:56)
-and in the words of the Prophet: "The right of Allaah upon the slaves is that they worship Him and do not associate any partners with Him." Narrated by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
Q.2. What is 'ibaadah?
A. It is a comprehensive term for all those words and deeds which are loved by Allaah, such as du'aa (supplication), salaah (prayer), zabh (halaal slaughter) etc. Allaah says:
Say: "Truly, my prayer, my sacrifice (i.e slaughter) and my life and death are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds) Soorah Al-An'aam 6:162)
-and the Prophet said,: "Allaah, Most High says: "My slave does not come nearer to Me with anything more beloved to Me than that which I have enjoined upon Him."(A Hadeeth Qudsiyy, Narrated by Al-Bukhaari)