This miracle claim has been refuted decades ago yet every few years it pops up a new generation of clueless Muslim preachers, who repeat the same false claim again and again.
Sahih Muslim, Book 5, Hadith 2199{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Every one of the children of Adam has been created with three hundred and sixty joints; ...
Was Muhammed the first and only to know this information? Certainly not, as the Chinese knew it much before Muhammad.
Luxuriant Gems Of Spring And Autumn Annals, Dong Zhongshu, P. 10{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}:
Other creatures suffer troubles and defects and cannot match Heaven and Earth; man alone can match them. Man has 360 joints, ...
And:
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perceptive, his hearing will be sharp, his taste will be sensitive, his oral expressiveness will be perfect, and all his three hundred and sixty joints will work well.
Moreover:
Human beings have 360 joints, nine body openings, and five yin and six yang systems of function.
According to Nathan Sivin, this was already common teaching in the third century B.C., i.e. it is apparently documented even earlier. We find that this correspondence is also part of (at least some forms of) Buddhism (Buddha lived roughly 500 B.C.).
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And:
... Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism teaches that our existence is identical to the universe as a whole, and the universe as a whole is identical to our existence. Each individual human life is a microcosm. ... There are some 360 joints in the human and they stand for the days of the year. The twelve major joints signify the twelve months.
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Thus, Muhammed wasn't the first or only person to know this.
There's proof that Muhammad knew other cultures:
"I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with some persons and he was saying: I intended to prohibit cohabitation with the suckling women, but I considered the Greeks and Persians and saw that they suckle their children and this thing (cohabitation) does not do any harm to them (to the suckling women). "
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Moreover, there is no evidence that the human body has 360 joints. It is just a random number that doctors like to regurgitate since it was arbitrarily decided over 2000 years ago by Chinese doctors that this number is cool.
Just to give an example of how no one actually knows how many joints we have (since the definition of joints itself has no consensus), here are a few sources...
In the book Anatomy and Physiology, written by Ph.D. in Biological Sciences Blair Fraser, and Professor Emeritus of Biology Bev Lott, it is mentioned that the human body has 400 joints:
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The medical practisioners working at Adventist Health hospital also claim the human body has over 400 joints:
https://www.lodimemorialorthopedics.org/services/sports-medicine/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
The university of michigan health department claims the number of joints is around 300:
https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/cmc/total-joint-replacement{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
In a paper published last year in the prestigious National Centre for Biotechnology Information, it is also claimed that the number of joints in the human body is around 300:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8551718/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
The orthopedic institute of henderson claim the human body has between 250-350 joints
https://www.oihnv.com/blog/different-types-of-joints-common-problems{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
A children's website run by the Arthritis & Osteoporosis organisation of Western Australia also teaches a similar range of 250-350 joints:
http://www.bonesandjoints.com.au/students/students-joints/where-do-we-have-joints/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
On 'Ask a Biologist', a QnA website hosted by The Palaeontological Association, a question about joints is answered by Professor David Wynick from University of Bristol, where he once again gives a similar range from 250-350 joints
http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php?id=3009{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Dr Nikota Vizniak claims there are around 472 joints in the human body:
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Also, According to Dr. Nikita A. Vizniak, the number 360 is outdated.
Instead, he proposes ~472 joints as the answer and asserts that he and
his team are the first in history to accurately name all the joints. On
the product page of his book Muscle Manual, it states:
“Multi-disciplinary Peer Reviewed (AT, DC, DO, LMT, MD, ND, PhD, PT,
RMT)”. In a YouTube video, Dr. Nikita displays the full list of joints
that are found in his book (page 16) and goes through them. Link to the
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EGwlh2XHRg&t=2s{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU
target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Notably, even those who went with 360 as the answer in the past do not
claim it is a fixed number, which would seem to contradict Muhammad who
said "Every one of the children of Adam has been created with three
hundred and sixty joints." and “A human being has three hundred and
sixty joints”. "Although you might assume that the number of joints in
the adult human body is fixed (at 360), this is not the case. The manual
physician needs to be aware that up to one patient in 20 will have been
born with extra or fewer joints than normal. This is particularly true
in and around the vertebral column (…)" [Essential Physics for Manual
Medicine, Martin Young, 2009, p. 73].
The Hadith also mentions "every human among the children of Adam..." so this means that both boys and men have 360 joints, but this is not the case, only adults have 360 joints, not children.
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'A'isha melaporkan Rasulullah (ﷺ) mengatakan: Setiap anak Adam diciptakan dengan tiga ratus enam puluh persendian; ...
Apakah Muhammad adalah orang pertama dan satu-satunya yang mengetahui informasi ini? Tentu saja tidak, karena orang Cina sudah mengetahuinya jauh sebelum Muhammad.
Permata Mewah Sejarah Musim Semi dan Musim Gugur, Dong Zhongshu, P. 10{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}:
Makhluk lain menderita masalah dan cacat dan tidak dapat menandingi Langit dan Bumi; hanya manusia yang bisa menandingi mereka. Manusia mempunyai 360 sendi, ...
Dan:
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perseptif, pendengarannya akan tajam, pengecapannya akan sensitif, ekspresi lisannya akan sempurna, dan seluruh
**tiga ratus enam puluh persendiannya**akan bekerja dengan baik.
Selain itu:
Manusia memiliki 360 sendi, sembilan bukaan tubuh, dan lima sistem fungsi yin dan enam yang.
Menurut Nathan Sivin, hal ini sudah menjadi ajaran umum pada abad ketiga SM, yaitu hal ini tampaknya telah didokumentasikan bahkan lebih awal. Kami menemukan bahwa korespondensi ini juga merupakan bagian dari (setidaknya beberapa bentuk) agama Buddha (Buddha hidup sekitar tahun 500 SM).
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Dan:
... Agama Buddha Nichiren Daishonin mengajarkan bahwa keberadaan kita identik dengan alam semesta secara keseluruhan, dan alam semesta secara keseluruhan identik dengan keberadaan kita. Setiap kehidupan manusia adalah mikrokosmos. ... Ada sekitar 360 sendi pada manusia dan sendi-sendi tersebut mewakili hari-hari dalam setahun. Dua belas sendi utama menandakan dua belas bulan.
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Jadi, Muhammad bukanlah orang pertama atau satu-satunya yang mengetahui hal ini.
There's proof that Muhammad knew other cultures:
"Aku menemui Rasulullah (ﷺ) bersama beberapa orang dan dia berkata: Aku bermaksud melarang hidup bersama dengan wanita yang sedang menyusui, namun aku mempertimbangkan orang-orang Yunani dan Persia dan melihat bahwa mereka menyusui anak-anak mereka dan hal ini (hidup bersama) tidak merugikan mereka (kepada wanita yang sedang menyusui). "
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Apalagi belum ada bukti bahwa tubuh manusia memiliki 360 persendian. Ini hanyalah angka acak yang suka dimuntahkan oleh para dokter karena dokter Tiongkok secara sewenang-wenang memutuskan lebih dari 2000 tahun yang lalu bahwa angka ini keren.
Sekadar memberi contoh bagaimana tidak ada orang yang mengetahui berapa jumlah sendi yang kita miliki (karena definisi sendi itu sendiri belum ada konsensus), berikut adalah beberapa sumber...
Dalam buku Anatomi dan Fisiologi yang ditulis oleh Ph.D. dalam Ilmu Biologi Blair Fraser, dan Profesor Emeritus Biologi Bev Lott, disebutkan bahwa tubuh manusia memiliki 400 persendian:
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Praktisi medis yang bekerja di rumah sakit Adventist Health juga menyatakan bahwa tubuh manusia memiliki lebih dari 400 persendian:
https://www.lodimemorialorthopedics.org/services/sports-medicine/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Departemen Kesehatan Universitas Michigan mengklaim jumlah persendian adalah sekitar 300:
https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/cmc/total-joint-replacement{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Dalam sebuah makalah yang diterbitkan tahun lalu di Pusat Informasi Bioteknologi Nasional yang bergengsi, juga diklaim bahwa jumlah sendi dalam tubuh manusia adalah sekitar 300:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8551718/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Institut Ortopedi Henderson mengklaim tubuh manusia memiliki antara 250-350 sendi
https://www.oihnv.com/blog/different-types-of-joints-common-problems{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Situs web anak-anak yang dijalankan oleh organisasi Arthritis & Osteoporosis di Australia Barat juga mengajarkan hal serupa kisaran 250-350 sendi:
http://www.bonesandjoints.com.au/students/students-joints/where-do-we-have-joints/{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Di 'Ask a Biologist', situs QnA yang diselenggarakan oleh The Palaeontological Association, pertanyaan tentang sendi dijawab oleh Profesor David Wynick dari University of Bristol, di mana ia sekali lagi memberikan kisaran serupa dari 250-350 sendi
http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php?id=3009{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Dr Nicokota Vizniak mengklaim ada sekitar 472 sendi di tubuh manusia:
https://youtu.be/3EGwlh2XHRg{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Selain itu, menurut Dr. Nikita A. Vizniak, angka 360 sudah
ketinggalan zaman. Sebaliknya, ia mengusulkan ~472 sendi sebagai
jawabannya dan menegaskan bahwa ia dan timnya adalah orang pertama dalam
sejarah yang secara akurat menyebutkan semua sendi. Pada halaman produk
bukunya Muscle Manual disebutkan: “Multi-disciplinary Peer Reviewed (AT,
DC, DO, LMT, MD, ND, PhD, PT, RMT)”. Dalam video YouTube, Dr. Nikita
menampilkan daftar lengkap sendi yang ditemukan di bukunya (halaman 16)
dan menelusurinya. Tautan ke video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EGwlh2XHRg&t=2s{._3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU
target=“_blank” rel=“noopener nofollow ugc”}
Khususnya, bahkan mereka yang menggunakan 360 sebagai jawabannya di masa
lalu tidak mengklaim bahwa itu adalah angka yang pasti, yang tampaknya
bertentangan dengan Muhammad yang mengatakan “Setiap anak Adam
diciptakan dengan tiga ratus enam puluh persendian.” dan “Manusia
mempunyai tiga ratus enam puluh persendian”. "Meskipun Anda mungkin
berasumsi bahwa jumlah persendian pada tubuh manusia dewasa adalah tetap
(360), hal ini tidak terjadi. Dokter manual perlu menyadari bahwa hingga
satu dari 20 pasien akan dilahirkan dengan persendian ekstra atau lebih
sedikit dari biasanya. Hal ini terutama berlaku di dalam dan sekitar
tulang belakang (…)" [Essential Physics for Manual Medicine, Martin
Young, 2009, hal. 73].
Hadits tersebut juga menyebutkan “setiap manusia di antara anak Adam...” jadi artinya baik laki-laki maupun laki-laki mempunyai 360 sendi, namun tidak demikian, hanya orang dewasa yang memiliki 360 sendi, bukan anak-anak.
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