Science - Gravitational Force

Gravity is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. The force of gravity keeps all of the planets in orbit around the sun.  Why do you land on the ground when you jump up instead of floating off into space? Why do things fall down when you throw them or drop them? The answer is gravity: an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other. Earth's gravity is what keeps you on the ground and what makes things fall.  Gravity is what holds the planets in orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around Earth. The gravitational pull of the moon pulls the seas towards it, causing the ocean tides. Gravity creates stars and planets by pulling together the material from which they are made.  Gravity not only pulls on mass but also on light. Albert Einstein discovered this principle. If you shine a flashlight upwards, the light will grow imperceptibly redder as gravity pulls it. You can't see the change with your eyes, but scientists can measure it. Black holes pack so much mass into such a small volume that their gravity is strong enough to keep anything, even light, from escaping.  (courtesy of NASA)

Qur'an - Gravitational Force

The traditional interpretation of the following verse discusses the Earth as a container that has everything for humans.  Another meaning may also apply to this verse.  The Earth is a place that draws/pulls things to itself.  In other words, the gravitational force.  Please note that the Holy Qur'an is speaking in simple terms that people of 1400 years ago could understand!

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا

Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together (receptacle)  77:25 

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