The origins of Earthing and Grounding can be traced back to early Quranic texts

and revelations from the 7th century AD.  In over nine verses Allah (SWT), The Almighty,

The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, states the foundation and creation of humankind is from the Earth. 

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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ مِن طِينٍۢ

Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay.

(Surah As-Sajadah 32:7)

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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ مِّنْ حَمَإٍۢ مَّسْنُونٍۢ

Indeed, We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

(Surah Al-Hijr 15:26)

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مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ

From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you back again.

(Surah Taha 20:55)

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Surah Ar-Rum (30:20)  -  Surah Al-Imran (3:59)  -  Surah As-Saffat (37:11)  -  Surah Al-An'aam (6:2)

Surah Ar-Rahman (55:14)  -  Surah Al-Muminun (23:12-14)

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From the moment of birth, our existence has been created from earth.  We are grounded by default.

This connection is not only physical, its also spiritual, we have a primal instinct for belonging and bonding

with something greater than ourselves.  This innate desire is beautifully expressed in

the Arabic word وصل (wasl), which means to join, to attach, to connect to.

 

It reflects the longing within our creation to seek a connection, to seek a relationship,

to seek communication with Allah (SWT), The Creator, The Light, The Divine.

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‏ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَر

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah at night, saying,

"O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth.

All the Praises are for You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the Earth and whatever is in them.

All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 482

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اؐللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.

(Surah An-Nur 24:35)

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The Second Pillar in Islam: Salah (The Prayer)

The innate desire to connect and communicate with something greater than ourselves

finds its ultimate fulfillment in the Second Pillar of Islam: Salah (صلاة)

the sacred and divine obligation that every Muslim must perform at least five times a day. 

The word Salah originates from the root word ص ل و (Ṣ-L-W) meaning to link to or to connect to.   

(To Establishing the Connection for Communication)

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.وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكثِرُوا الدُّعَاء

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The closest that the slave comes to his Lord

is when he is prostrating, so invoke Allah much (in prostration)."

Muslim, Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim):

(Hadith: Hisn al-Muslim 252)

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Salah is not merely a series of robotic movements; it's a profound and intelligent

sequence of preparations, rituals, recitations and motions that primes and prepares 

Muslims to establish a connection to communicate with Allah(SWT)

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During Prayers, Muslims stand, bow, and prostrate till the forehead and nose make direct contact

with the ground.  When performed as the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) did each

Muslims will be grounded touching and connecting seven points of their body directly to the earth. 

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باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ جُعِلَتْ لِيَ الأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا 

The sayings of the Prophet Mohamed (pbuh)

"The Earth has been made for me a Masjid (place for praying) and a thing to purify"

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 438