Joints in the Human Body

360 Joints in the Human Body W hatever the Final Apostle of God, Muhammad (peace be on him), said in the capacity of Apostle is recorded as Traditions (Ahadith). Whenever there was no Divine inspiration or revelation from God, he used to consult his Companions, and refrained from imposing his personal opinion upon the people. Thus, he taught the people the value of the freedom of expression and mutual consultation. While the language of the Quran is the word of God revealed to the Prophet through the medium of the angel Gabriel (Jibreel), the Traditions are the inspiration from God as transmitted in the language of the Prophet himself. The scholars of Arabic can easily differentiate between the two modes of expression. This is a miracle in itself and a proof of the Divine origin of the Quran. In one of such Traditions narrated by Aisha, wife of the Prophet, in Sahih Muslim, the number of joints in the human body is given as 360. This Hadith enjoins that it is incumbent upon everyone to show gratitude to God for everyone of the joints, because without joints we cannot move at all and cannot do anything. Aisha narrated that the Prophet said: “Everyone of the children of Adam has been created with 360 joints. So whoever performs three hundred and sixty good deeds by the end of the day in thanksgiving, by remembering God, praising Him, glorifying Him or seeking His pardon, removing stones, thorns or obstructions from paths and thoroughfare, bidding good deeds and forbidding bad doings protects and distances himself from the fire of Hell.”