Ibadah
Ibadah is an Arabic word meaning service or servitude. In Islam, ibadah is usually translated as “worship”, and ibadat—the plural of ibadah—refers to Islamic jurisprudence of Muslim religious rituals.
Ibadah
In Arabic ibadah is connected with related words such as ubudiyyah, and has connotations of obedience, submission, and humility. The word linguistically means "obedience with submission".In Islam, ibadah is usually translated as “worship” and means obedience, submission, and devotion to God.
Other sources give a broader definition of ibadah, including keeping speech free “from filth, falsehood, malice, abuse”, and dishonesty, obeying Shariah law in “commercial and economic affairs” and in “dealings with your parents, relatives, friends”, and everyone else.
Ibadat
Ibadat is the plural form of ibādah. In addition to meaning more than one ibādah, it refers to Islamic jurisprudence on “the rules governing worship in Islam” or the “religious duties of worship incumbent on all Muslims when they come of age and are of sound body and mind.” It is distinguished from other fields of jurisprudence in Islam, which are usually known as muʿāmalāt.Ibadat include what are known as the "pillars of Islam":
- Declaration of faith, which may be translated as “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God”;
- Ritual prayer, observed five times every day at prescribed times, with prescribed preparations, prescribed movements and prescribed verses, phrases;
- Almsgiving, customarily 2.5% of a Muslim’s total savings and wealth above a minimum amount known as nisab, which is based on income and the value of all of one’s possessions;
- Fasting, refraining from eating, drinking, and sexual relations during daylight hours—especially during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan;
- Pilgrimage to Mecca —the annua Islamic pilgrimage to the holiest city of Islam, a mandatory religious duty for Muslims, who must do it at least once in their lifetime, if they are adults who are physically and financially capable of the journey, and can support their family during their absence.