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Did Prophet Muhammad say that the human body is made up of 360 joints?
The sections of this article are:
1- Prophet Muhammad's Saying (Hadith) & and the Miracle. Different types mentioned in the Hadiths and Science.
(a)- Ample scientific definitions for mifsal and alsulama (alsalama).
2-
Medical evidence about the 360 joints.
3- The Glorious Quran's stunning Numerical
and Scientific Miracles.
4- Conclusion.
1- Prophet Muhammad's Saying (Hadith) & and the Miracle:
The following is the Hadith in Arabic and my English translation to it:
حدثنا
حسن بن علي الحلواني حدثنا أبو توبة الربيع بن نافع حدثنا معاوية
يعني ابن سلام عن زيد أنه سمع أبا سلام يقول حدثني عبد
الله بن فروخ أنه سمع عائشة تقول
Hasan bin Al-Hilwani narrated to us that Abu Tawbah Al-Rabie bin Nafi'a narrated that Muaawiyah Yaani ibn Salam narrated that Zaid narrated that he heard Abu Salam said that Abdallah bin Farookh narrated that he heard Aisha (the wife of the Prophet) say that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said that every man from the people of Adam (i.e., mankind) was created on 60 and 300 joints MIFSAL مفصل. So whoever glorifies Allah, praises Allah, calls people to Allah, makes supplications to Allah, seeks forgiveness from Allah, removes a stone, needle or bone from the people's path (i.e., removes obstacles from people's paths), and enjoins what is just and forbid what is wrong in the number of those 60 and 300 joints ALSULAMA السلامى, he will then on that day remove himself from Hell Fire. |
Only a handful of joints are noticeable in the body. The Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, said that there are 360 joints (MIFSAL مفصل, ALSALAMA السلامى) in the human body. Prophet Muhammad used two words to describe them. Only a handful are visible to the naked eye (knees, elbows, knuckles, etc...). Yet, it's been scientifically proven that the human body indeed has 360 joints, and in different types. So the Prophet's use of different words to describe "joints" is also supported scientifically.
(a)- Ample scientific definitions for mifsal مفصل and alsulama السلامى:
Both mifsal and alsalama have broad meanings. Some infidels tried to limit their meanings to only "chains". That is completely incorrect. The following are some of the meanings of the words:
1- Mifsal مفصل.
From http://baheth.info/all.jsp?term=مفصل :
والمَفْصِل واحد مَفاصِل الأَعضاء
The mifsal is one joint from the body's joints.
والمَفْصِل كل ملتقى عظمين من الجسد
The mifsal is where two bones join in the body.
وقيل: ماء المَفاصِل هنا شيء
يسيل من بين المَفْصِلين
And it is said: The water of mafasil (plural of
mifsal) means it flows from between two mifsalyn
(dual plural of mifsal).
المَفْصِل
مَفْرق ما بين الجبل والسَّهْل
The mifsal is cracked or opened path between
the mountain and the valley.
من الجَسَدِ: مَوْضِعُ
المَفْصِلِ، وبين كُلِّ مَفْصِلَيْنِ وَصْلٌ
In the body, the location of the mifsal, and between two mifsalyn (dual
plural of mifsal) is a link.
وعِقْدٌ مُفَصَّلٌ،
أي جُعِلَ بين كلِّ لؤلؤتين خَرَزَةٌ
A chain of mifsal is linking pierced pearls with a
thread.
وقوله عز
وجل: هذا يوم الفَصْل؛ أَي هذا يوم يفصَل فيه بين المحسن والمسيء ويجازي
كل بعمله
Allah Almighty Said: "This is the Day of Fasl",
which means the day when good and evil people are
separated, and each will be judged based on their accomplishments.
So basically, any two entities or things joined together are joined through a mifsal. Mifsal not just limited to linking two straight bones. There are different types of joints in the human body. See main section #2 below.
2- Alsulama السُلامى.
From http://baheth.info/all.jsp?term=السُلامى :
السَلْمُ: الدَلْوُ
Alsulm is a pitcher or container.
والسُّلَّمُ: واحد السَلاليمِ التي
يُرْتَقى عليها، وربّما سمّي الغَرْزُ بذلك
And Alsullam (ladder or stepladder) is one from
alsalaalim that one would step on.
السُلامى في
الأصل عظمٌ
Alsulama is essentially bones.
السُّلامى والعَين
The eye and its container (bone sulama).
So basically, alsulama is a broad word that means a bone-container, a pitcher or container, or a step from a chain of stepladder.
Again, only a handful of joints are noticeable in the body. The Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, said that there are 360 joints (MIFSAL مفصل, ALSALAMA السلامى) in the human body. Prophet Muhammad used two words to describe them. Only a handful are visible to the naked eye (knees, elbows, knuckles, etc...). Yet, it's been scientifically proven that the human body indeed has 360 joints, and in different types. So the Prophet's use of different words to describe "joints" is also supported scientifically.
We also know that the Glorious Quran is stunningly Miraculous:
Quran's
STUNNING
Divine Miracles:
[1] Here are some of my favorite Stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran that are listed in the main sections, below: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] 2- The Great Miracle. Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran called the Number 19 Miracle "One of the Mighty Ones (Miracles)" (74:30-37) [1] [2]. See the 100s of Noble Verses that clearly testify to this Great Miracle. Also, did you know that Allah Almighty Said in Surat Nuh (that's Noble Chapter Nuh (Noah)) that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years among his people. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah is exactly written in 950 Letters [1] [2]! You can thoroughly see this in the scanned images that thoroughly verify every single Noble Letter, in the links. Click on the links to see the many other Numerical Miracles in the Holy Quran. Also, see the Numerical Miracles section along with all of the other great sections. Also, 1,000s of examples in zip & PDF (fonts) files all demonstrated in this article.
4- The Glorious Quran has 114 Chapters. The sum of those Chapters is 6555 (1+2+...+114 = 6555). There are also 6236 Noble Verses in the Glorious Quran. Now, if you add each Chapter's number with the number of its Verses, then you get a list of numbers. So 1 (first Chapter) + 7 (# of its Verses) = 8. Do this for all Chapters.
1-
The sum of the odd numbers from the list =
6555. See the XLS file for 100% confirmation. Also, see the ample STUNNING Numerical Miracles in the Glorious Quran, with 1,000s of examples! [1] (zip file).. See also the ample Textual Miracles [2] in the Glorious Quran, where Noble Words are spelled in certain ways depending on their certain historical and geographical context and timing in the Noble Verse.
5- Please also checkout the many hundreds (1,000s) of Great Numerical Miracles, and the many tens (10s) of other Great Scientific Miracles:
1- The explosion
of the Universe,
Galaxies and
Stars bring about
Smoke. As we also see from the picture, Noble Verse 55:37
The
Glorious Quran
declares that the
earth is
spherical:
[1]
www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
6- The Glorious Quran's Perfect Preservation despite all of the odds and the many challenges to corrupt It.
7- Prophet Muhammad, and Divine Islam, and the New Covenant from Arabia were thoroughly prophesied in previous scriptures. |
2- Medical evidence about the 360 joints:
The following medical websites confirm that the human body does have 360 joints in it:
Article #1:
Indigenous Health Measurement Group meeting in Vancouver, Canada - a PDF file: www.answering-christianity.com/human_body_has_360_joints.pdf:
"Technically, arthritis is inflammation of a joint. However, the term is used much more generally to describe any pain producing damage to the joint. Given the large number of joints in the human body (213 bones with about 360 joints), the number of arthritic problems encountered is large. More than 150 forms of arthritis are already recognised in the literature. The term ‘musculoskeletal conditions’ includes all disorders associated with bones, muscles and connective tissues of the body, including arthritis. Monitoring this vast array of conditions is a formidable task."
Article #2:
From
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/joints-in-the-body.html:
How Many Joints in the Human Body?
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Article #3:
Some Scientists today, Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") and Westerners, were able to demonstrate and prove that the human body does have 360 joints in it:
More Doctors claiming that humans have 360 joints:
Other websites:
Article #4:
Dr. Douglas A. Becker of Minneapolis Orthopaedics claims that the human body has 360 joints:
Article #5:
Raymond D. Mutter, M.D., who is a specialist in internal medicine, also claims that the human body has 360 joints:
Article #6:
Article #7:
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3- The Glorious Quran's Stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles:
The following section contains ample Numerical Miracles in the Glorious Quran:
And the following section contains ample Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran:
4- Conclusion:
I find it interesting that Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, used different words to describe the human body's 360 joints. Science has shown us that the human body is made of different types of joints. And we've seen above how many scientists today claim that the human body is made of 360 joints. More importantly, we've also seen above, and also linked below, the Glorious Quran's stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles.
Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles! And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.
The Overwhelming Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran.
The Noble Quran and Islam - Questions and Answers.
Dhul Qarnayn's story. Sunrise and sunset. Also Why حمئة and not حاميةٍ. Dhil Qarnayn's journey is detailed with scientific and geographical maps that are more 1000 years old.
Allah Almighty in the Glorious Quran said that earth is: - Spherical: "egg-shaped" [1].
- The Glorious Quran also speaks about many earths[5] and not just earth.
In the end, Allah Almighty uses the Glorious Quran to "...Thus doth God leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth..." (74:31). The infidels misuse the Glorious Quran to find "scientific errors". The Glorious Quran is Allah Almighty's Perfect Divine Holy Book. It contains no scientific error. Visit the following example and the link to see 1000s of Numerical and Scientific Miracles: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] |
Quran's
STUNNING
Divine Miracles:
[1] Here are some of my favorite Stunning Numerical and Scientific Miracles in the Glorious Quran that are listed in the main sections, below: 1- The root for message and all of its derivatives, such as messenger and others occurs 513 times throughout the Glorious Quran. The Prophets' and Messengers', peace be upon them, actual names (Muhammad, Moses, Noah, Abraham, Lot etc....) were also all combined mentioned 513 times in the Glorious Quran. The detailed breakdown of all of this is thoroughly listed here. Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples! [1]. (zip file). Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. Stunning Prophecies [2] [3] 2- The Great Miracle. Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran called the Number 19 Miracle "One of the Mighty Ones (Miracles)" (74:30-37) [1] [2]. See the 100s of Noble Verses that clearly testify to this Great Miracle. Also, did you know that Allah Almighty Said in Surat Nuh (that's Noble Chapter Nuh (Noah)) that Prophet Noah lived for 950 years among his people. Yet, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone, the entire Noble Surah is exactly written in 950 Letters [1] [2]! You can thoroughly see this in the scanned images that thoroughly verify every single Noble Letter, in the links. Click on the links to see the many other Numerical Miracles in the Holy Quran. Also, see the Numerical Miracles section along with all of the other great sections. Also, 1,000s of examples in zip & PDF (fonts) files all demonstrated in this article.
4- The Glorious Quran has 114 Chapters. The sum of those Chapters is 6555 (1+2+...+114 = 6555). There are also 6236 Noble Verses in the Glorious Quran. Now, if you add each Chapter's number with the number of its Verses, then you get a list of numbers. So 1 (first Chapter) + 7 (# of its Verses) = 8. Do this for all Chapters.
1-
The sum of the odd numbers from the list =
6555. See the XLS file for 100% confirmation. Also, see the ample STUNNING Numerical Miracles in the Glorious Quran, with 1,000s of examples! [1] (zip file).. See also the ample Textual Miracles [2] in the Glorious Quran, where Noble Words are spelled in certain ways depending on their certain historical and geographical context and timing in the Noble Verse.
5- Please also checkout the many hundreds (1,000s) of Great Numerical Miracles, and the many tens (10s) of other Great Scientific Miracles:
1- The explosion
of the Universe,
Galaxies and
Stars bring about
Smoke. As we also see from the picture, Noble Verse 55:37
The
Glorious Quran
declares that the
earth is
spherical:
[1]
www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
6- The Glorious Quran's Perfect Preservation despite all of the odds and the many challenges to corrupt It.
7- Prophet Muhammad, and Divine Islam, and the New Covenant from Arabia were thoroughly prophesied in previous scriptures. |
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Quran's STUNNING Divine Miracles: [1] Allah Almighty also promised in several Divine Prophecies that He will show the Glorious Quran's Miracles to mankind. For example:
Coincidence? See 1,000s of examples [1].Quran's Stunning Numerical & Scientific Miracles. "I cannot do anything on my own." (i.e., Jesus could not perform a single Miracle without GOD sending it down to him first!). I can not perform a single Miracle on my own!! I am totally POWERLESS without Allah Almighty! John 5:31 "if I (Jesus) bear witness of myself, then I would be a liar!" GOD didn't talk this way when He spoke to Moses. GOD's testimony alone is always sufficient! Jesus also bowed his face down to the ground, like we Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") do everyday, and prayed to GOD Almighty. |