According to many verses of the holy Qur'an we are commanded and encouraged to worship God, but one may ask the reason that a lot of emphasis is put on God's worship. Is God in need of our worship that he has commanded us to pray?
If all of humanity would build houses facing the sun, nothing will be added to the sun, and if all of humanity build houses facing away from the sun, the sun will not deteriorate in any way. The sun is not in any need of mankind to be facing it, rather it is mankind that is need of the sun’s heat, light and energy that houses are built facing the sun.
In asking us to pray, God is not in any need of human beings worship for Him. Rather, its mankind that is in need of facing towards Him in order to obtain the Divine special favours that could be bestowed upon us and for our own growth.[1]
The Qur’an reminds us of the following:
"And Moses said, "If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy." [2]
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1.Important Questions – Simple Answers,written by Muhsin Qara'ati
2.وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِن تَكْفُرُوا أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ
Ibrahim 14:8