(March 5, 2013 at 7:17 pm)justin Wrote: What is the whole deal with worshiping? Like why is that even wanted or needed by a god? It seems kinda pointless to me. Also why should we worship? Cause he tells you so and he is stronger? Does that give him right to insist he be worshiped?
From a Muslim point of view, God Himself doesn't actually need any of our prayers and glorifications because He is the most self-sufficient. Rather, we are supposed to praise Him and worship Him simply because of who He is - i.e. because of his greatness, because He is the Creator, because He is the Most Praiseworthy (Al-Hameed) which is one of the 99 attributes of Allah, and because we are the ones who need His guidance and forgiveness, not the other way around.
"O mankind, it is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah is the One Free of all wants, worthy of all praise." (Surah 35:15)
... which means that God doesn't need nor want any worship, but He is indeed worthy of worship.
Furthermore, we believe that God is so worthy of worship that everything in the heavens and the earth have been engaged in the act of glorying Him and worshipping Him since the moment they came into existence; the sun, moon, trees, rivers, oceans, birds, insects, animals, the mountains, the stars, galaxies, your cells, DNA, and everything else are already worshipping their creator in one way or another, but we just do not understand how they are doing this as the Quran says:
"The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him and there is not a thing but glorifies His Praise. But you understand not their glorification. Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving." (Surah 17:44)
"Do you not see that everything in the heavens and earth prostrates to Allah: the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and the animals? So do many human beings, though for many others punishment is justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does whatever He wills." (Surah 22:18)
