Would you say there is a difference between worshipping and praying?

Answer 1

As a Muslim, yes.. People might pray while not doing the real "worship" people may raise prayers while their hearts are empty, while they are hollow.

Prayer is a part of worshipping, by doing the 5 prayers together before you sleep, you pray.. Yes.. but you aren't like this who pray every prayer in time. Praying and then abusing your mother, friends, colleagues, cheating on ur wife, neglecting your kids, are after all prayers.. but you are still far away from "worshipping".

Prayers also includes the meaning of "Doaa".. In the Holy Hadith Mosses asked God: "What would you say to this who pray to you while crying? God Answered: I'm here! Mosses asked: and if he was weeping and kneeling? God said: I'm here.. MOsses asked finally: and If he was sinful? God Answered: I'm here I'm here, I'm here"...

We must remember that some hypocrites built a mosque and raised prayers during The era of the prophet (Peace be upon him) but they didn't actually do the worshipping.. Their souls were heaps of ruins.

By Any Means; in my country any one who have a Master of Islamic law is entitled to fatwa.. I realized that this is really silly after I met you! I believe that your knowledge if given to whole muslims by distributing a bit on everyone, will make us all real muslims... It's not a matter of a Master or certificates, It's a matter of heart.. So are the prayers.. you may pray without concentrating your heart. then you wont be worshipping.

I summarize this all by: Praying is an essential part of worshipping, while worshipping is not necesserarily achieved by praying....

Answer 2

To me........it would depend on who you're worshiping, also who are you praying too. Worshiping can also be a form of idolizing. That's not a good thing. But you always hear people say "Oh she or he is my idol!" For praying you could be praying to the devil himself. That's not only a difference, in my opinion, that's just ignorance. You have your atheist (non-believers) and then you have people who pray to God (doesn't matter what God) the fact is that these people believe in a higher being. You even have those who worship and pray to Pagan Gods. I personally am not understanding that one, but to each its own.

Answer 3

Well, much of worship includes prayer, but it also includes other things, like singing, reading passages, eating bread and drinking wine, lighting candles, etc. Also, outside of ritual, worship can include doing something such as needlework or carpentry which creates objects to use in worship.

I'm trying to avoid specific religions here, but most of what I know about the word "prayer" comes from my years being raised by a Methodist Sunday school teacher mother. I have my own very specifically pagan definition of the term "worship," and I do not do anything I call "prayer" at all.

Answer 4

In the OT the Hebrew word commonly translated as worship is shâchâh and in the NT the Greek word is proskuneō both of which basically mean to revere or adore, also to prostrate one's self

The most common word for the word pray in the OT comes from the word nâ' which means to petition and in the NT, the word is deomai. which means beseach.

There are also other words used in the OT and NT that mean both prayer and worship.

So, based on this informaion, I would have to say that although they are separate actions, they are commonly combined. I'll give some examples:

1. If you find yourself in some kind of jam and you ask God to help you out of it, that's just a prayer..a petition
2. Revering or having adoration or love for God should be a constant thing.
3. If you get on your knees to pray before going to bed, you're combining prostration with petition so you're doing both at the same time

Answer 5

Yes, there is a difference.

Worship, in my view, is to lift something higher, or above everything. Some worship earthly things. Some worship spiritual things/beings. I worship God alone.

Praying is actively asking for something, for yourself, someone else, etc., from God or other spiritual being. I only pray to God.

Both are critical to my spiritual life.

Answer 6

All worship involves prayer. Not all prayer involves worship. There are prayers of thanksgiving, petition, and intercession.

Where non-Catholics get confused is thinking that ALL prayer is worship. Catholics pray to Mary and the saints in order to ask them to pray for us. This is NOT worship.

Answer 7

Yes. Worshiping God is a constant thing we do with every action we take. Praying is just one of the highest forms of worship.

Answer 8

Worship is also one type of prayer but here we do for a holy reason. With large number of people or family or society. But prayer it's a personal thing and we have to maintain for self satisfaction and love for god. Worship is most powerful than prayer.

Answer 9

I would say yes. Praying would be PART of worship. How we live our lives and whetheror not we do so in accordance with Bible principles is also involved.

Answer 10

I would say praying is a part of worship, but not all worship is praying.