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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Article #5:
Raymond D. Mutter, M.D., who is a specialist in internal medicine, also claims that the human body has 360 joints:
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Article #6:
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Article #7:
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'A'ishah (A.S.) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Everyone has been created with three hundred and sixty Joints. Whoever mentions Allah's greatness (says Allahu Akbar), praises Allah, extols Allah, and seeks forgiveness from Allah and removes stones from the path of the people, enjoins what is good and forbids the evil to the amount of those three hundred and sixty joints (sulama), he walks on that Day (of Judgment) having distanced himself from the Hell fire." Abu Dharr (A.S.) narrated "the Prophet said (PBUH): "In every morning there is a charitable act on the joints of any of you. Every tasbihah (to say: subhanallah, i.e. Glory be to Allah) is a charitable act; every tahmidah (to say: al-hamdu lillah, i.e. Praise be to Allah) is a charitable act, every tahlilah (to say: la ilaha illallah, i.e. There is none worthy of worship but Allah) is a charitable act; every takbirah (to say: Allahu akbar, i.e. Allah is the Greatest) is a charitable act; enjoining the right is a charitable act; forbidding the evil is a charitable act. However, to fulfill that charity, it is sufficient to pray two rak'at of Duha." The word "Sulama" in Arabic refers to the joint. It can be also used for all the body bones and the joints between them. Most of the body bones are movable, but some are fixed as those of the skull. The Explanation of the Hadith The hadith clearly directs Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") to be grateful to Allah, the Almighty, Who dignifies and honors man, over all other creatures, by giving him a straight upright skeleton. It has been created of a huge number of big and small bones and cartilage. Between every two bones, there is a joint to enable the bones and to protect the body's soft parts. These joints enable the person to stand up, sit down, lie on his side, bend, stretch, etc. Every Muslim who worships Allah, Glorified be He, must be grateful to Allah for every one of these joints, and offer a charitable act, in way of gratitude to His Creator, for this great blessing, without which life would have been impossible. It is amazing that the Prophet (PBUH) mentioned the number of the body joints so precisely, at a time when nobody had any idea about human anatomy. Even now in the 21st century, many people still do not know the number of joints in their bodies, including many professors of orthopedics. I asked many of them, and their answer was between 200 and 300 bones, and around 100-300 joints. Likewise, many international encyclopedias avoid giving an exact number of bones and joints of the human skeleton by classifying them into major groups or subdivision. The Encyclopedia Britannica classified them into three subdivisions: 1- The Axial Skeleton: which consists of the bones of the vertebral column and the majority of the skull bones. 2- The Visceral Skeleton: which consists of the thorax (the ribs and the breastbones), the lower jaw and some parts of the upper jaw. 3- The Appendicular Skeleton: which consists of the bones of the pelvic girdles, shoulders and limbs. The Hatchinson Encyclopedia, published in 1995, mentioned that the number of bones in a human skeleton is only 206 bones. In his book titled, "The Journey of Faith inside the Human Body", Dr.Hamid Ahmed Hamid mentioned that the total number of the human body joints is exactly 360, as the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stated 1400 years ago. According to Dr. Hamid, the details of these bones are as follows:  Joints in the human body First: 147 joints in the vertebral column 25 joints between the vertebrae. 72 joints between the vertebrae and the ribs. Second: 24 joints in the thorax 2 joints between the bones of the sternum and the thoracic cage. 18 joints between the sternum and the ribs. 2 joints between the clavicle and the scapulae (shoulder blade). 2 joints between the scapulae and the thorax. Third: 86 joints in the upper extremity 2 joints between the scapular bones. 6 joints between the elbows. 8 joints between the wrists. 70 joints between the hand bones. Fourth: 92 joints in the lower extremity 2 hip joints. 6 joints between the knee bones. 6 joints between the ankles. 74 joints between the feet bones. Fifth: 11 joints in the Pelvis 4 joints between the coccyx vertebrae. 6 joints between the bones acetabulm. 1 joint of the pubic sumphysis. Total number of joints: 360 Those joints, mentioned in the hadith, are the movable joints in the human body, which give the ability to the vertebral column and hence the whole body to move freely. The immovable joints, as those joining the skull bones, are not counted here. The movable ones are also known as "The Synovial joints", for they contain a fluid known as the "Synonvial fluid". This fluid allows friction-free movement of the bones by reducing direct contact. For example, the hip joint, composed of a ball-like head of the femur that fits into a socket-like depression of the pelvis bone, makes the hip and the whole leg movements easy and flexible. Another example is the Hinge joint, which enables man to easily bend his leg. Another type of joints is called "The Gliding joints" as that of the radiocarpal (wrist) joint. In this joint, the facing bone surfaces are in most cases flat, allowing the bones to glide freely in several directions. The joint between the two upper vertebrae has a special structure. It allows the side movement of the head, through the rotation of the ball-like head of one vertebra into the socket-like depression of the other vertebra. Were it not for the joints created by Allah the Almighty, man would not have been able to move one bone in his body. The defect in one joint causes a lot of pain and problems. |
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]
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|
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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