Allah is worshipped by everyone

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

Wa ma khalaqtul jinna wal-'insa 'illa liya'-budun:

"I have created the jinns and men, that they only may worship Me."

(The Qur'an 51.56)

Then Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out, "The Lord is the Supreme Truth worshipped by everyone."

(Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, 18.193)

Here Mahaprabhu stresses that Allah is the Supreme Lord worshipped by everyone. Actually everyone ought to worship and serve Allah. It is supreme law for everyone and supreme duty of everyone. The constitutional position of the soul is to worship and serve the Supreme Lord. When we forget God we begin to serve and worship something else since no one can be inactive. In forgetfulness of our supreme duty, we begin to serve and worship material objects. As a result, we are frustrated and miserable. Nothing can satisfy us and bring us happiness unless we engage ourselves in service to God. It is supreme happiness and the goal of one's life.

This human life offers us the opportunity to return to Allah by worshiping Him. Worship of Allah is man's supreme goal. Actually, everyone is directly or indirectly worshiping the Supreme Lord.

So in the sura "Al-Baqarah", or "The Cow" of the Holy Qur'an it is clearly explained:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Ya-'ayu-han-nasu'-budu Rabba-kumullazi khalaqakum walazina min-qablikum la-'allakum tataqun:

"O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those who came before you that you may become righteous." (2.21)

Furthermore it is stated in the sura "Al-Nahl", or "The Bee":

وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ دَابَّةٍ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

Wa lillahi yasjudu ma fi-samawati wa ma fil-'arzi min daba tinwal-mala-'ikatu wa hum la yastakbirun:

"To Allah does prostrate all that is in the heavens and on the earth, whether living creatures or the angels. For none are proud (before their Lord)." (16.49)

Thus even the highest angels are not arrogant; they bow down and serve their Lord, as does all Creation. It is the duty of everyone to worship and serve God. It is the only way to connect our consciousness to the divine consciousness and perfect our human life.

It is also explained in the sura "Al-Ra'd," or "Thunder" of the Holy Qur'an:

Wa lillahi yas-judu man fi-samawati wal-'arzi taw-'anwa kar hanwa zilaluhum-bilgu-duwi wal-'asal: "To Allah falls prostrate whatever beings there are in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in the morning and the evening hours." (13.15)

Here the words "willingly" and "unwillingly" are very important and have profound significance. It is said that we bow down before the Lord with our face down willingly; conversely, at the time of death, we are forced to lie before the Lord with our bodies lying flat on the ground. It is better to voluntarily bow down before God and be saved than forcibly fall flat at the time of the death infront of the Lord and rot in this material world.

Next, it is said in the Holy Qur'an:

Alam tara 'annallaha yasjudu lahu man fi-samawati wa man fil-'arzi washamsa wai-qamaru wan-nujumu wal-jihalu washajaru wadawabu wa kasirum-minanas: "Have you not seen that to Allah prostrate whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth, - the sun, the moon, the stars, the hills, the trees, the animals, and a great number among mankind?" (22.18)

Wa ma khalaqtul jinna wal-'insa 'illa liya'-budun: "I (Allah) have created the jinns and men, that they only may worship Me." (51.56)

Sabaha lillahi ma fi-samawati wal-'arz / wa huwal 'Azizul Hakim: "All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah. For He is the Mighty, the Wise." (57.1)

It is explained in the sura "Al-Imran", or "The Family of 'Imran":

Lahu 'aslama man fi-samawati wal-'arzi taw-'anwa karhanwa 'ilayhi yurja-'un: "To Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and unto Him they will be returned." (3.90)

Ustad Abdullah Yusuf Ali comments:

"All Nature adores Allah, and Islam asks for nothing peculiar or sectarian; it but asks that we follow our nature and make our will conformable to Allah's Will as seen in Nature, history and revelation. Its message is universal." (9, p. 166)

Furthermore, in the sura "Al-Baqarah", or "The Cow" it is stated:

Ballahu ma fi-samawati wal-'arz / kullul-lahu qanitun: "To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth. Everything renders worship to Him." (2.116)

Allah is the only worshipable object. Everyone worships Him directly or indirectly, willingly or unwillingly. This cosmic manifestation is meant for worshipping Him. Those who worship Him with love and devotion attain peace and prosperity, otherwise life becomes full of miseries and distress.