True purpose of Ibadah

Everything today is being done for ‘sawab’. But please pause and ponder! The true purpose of Ibadat is to develop Qalbe Saleem and attainment of Taqwa. The following ayat tells us that man has a greater purpose of creation than simply glorifying God. وَ اِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّکَ لِلۡمَلٰٓئِکَۃِ اِنِّیۡ جَاعِلٌ فِی الۡاَرۡضِ خَلِیۡفَۃً ؕ قَالُوۡۤا اَتَجۡعَلُ فِیۡہَا مَنۡ یُّفۡسِدُ فِیۡہَا وَ یَسۡفِکُ الدِّمَآءَ ۚ وَ نَحۡنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِکَ وَ نُقَدِّسُ لَکَ ؕ قَالَ اِنِّیۡۤ اَعۡلَمُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ Baqarah, 30 The basic objective of all acts of worship is to inculcate God-consciousness or taqwa. یٰۤاَیُّہَا النَّاسُ اعۡبُدُوۡا رَبَّکُمُ الَّذِیۡ خَلَقَکُمۡ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِکُمۡ لَعَلَّکُمۡ تَتَّقُوۡنَ Baqarah, 21 God says that all we are expected to do is to serve Him. وَ مَا خَلَقۡتُ الۡجِنَّ وَ الۡاِنۡسَ اِلَّا لِیَعۡبُدُوۡنِ Zariyat, 56 But why? Is this like touching a stone? Or does it have a purpose? God says that nothing in this univers...