One of the first things a human being learns to do is to walk...
Walking is always a very simple matter for us. Before walking, we have never asked ourselves such questions as, "What angle should I place my feet at?" "Will I lose my balance if I step this way?" or "Will I fall over if I lift my feet up high?" However, the "walking movement" we perform so easily, in fact, takes place as the result of a highly complex system.
Thousands of books have been written on the subject, and years of research revealing the miraculous structure in the locomotive and balance system have been performed. The conclusion to which all these studies lead us is always the same. The human body's ability to walk and move has been created right down to the finest detail. The systems created, in order to permit locomotion in all living things, not just in man, demonstrate the infinite might inherent in Allah's creative artistry. Almighty Allah says in one verse:
"Allah created every animal from water. Some of them go on their bellies, some of them on two legs, and some on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah has power over all things." (Surat An-Nur, 45)
THE COMPLEX STRUCTURE OF WALKING
A clock contains a great many components...
All of these components function in a perfect harmony with one another.
The clock would not work if just one of these components were missing or used wrongly.
The human body is just like that clock.
Every system and every organ, right down to the tiniest detail, functions in such a way as to complement all the others.
A healthy, newborn baby comes into the world, together with the systems that will flawlessly meet all its needs and enable it to live. Each one of these systems possesses the most complex structures.
The human locomotion and movement system is one of the miracles within this complex structure.
A large number of systems and organs, from the structure of the bones and skeletal system to the backbone, from the feet to the joints and muscles, are all involved in the taking of a single step.
We may not be surprised when we see people skiing, skating, or surfing, playing football, or bouncing a ball with their feet. But, the fact is that even standing upright, on balance, let alone making such complex movements as those, takes place as the result of a series of processes all requiring the very finest calculations. You will shortly be looking at the details of the system that operates inside our bodies in order for these movements to be carried out. This is a system you have had since the day you were born; it operates, non-stop, within the body without you ever being aware of it...
THE BONES AND THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
You stand up from the chair you have been sitting in, or sit down, or jump over an object to avoid treading on it. The skeletal system that functions, in a highly complex manner, goes into action during the course of all such motions that you perform as a reflex without consciously thinking about them. Were it not for your bones and skeletons, you could never get up and do things such as running or walking.
The skeleton, the framework of the human body, consists of 206 hard components.
It is by way of these interconnected parts that the human body has such an extraordinary ability for movement. There is a sublime structure in the bones that comprise the skeleton. The bones, which serve such important functions as carrying and protecting the body, possess the necessary capacity and strength to do these things without difficulty.
The thigh bone, for instance, has the capacity to bear 1 ton in weight when in a vertical position.
In addition, the bones make up some 20% of the total weight of the human body.
In other words, a 16-kilogram bone bears the weight of an 80-kilogram human being. In fact, with every step we take, a load three times greater than the weight of our bodies is placed on this bone. And, when a high jumper lands on his feet every square centimetre of the thigh-bone is exposed to a pressure of 1400 kilograms. Yet, the bone does its job to perfection despite this extraordinary pressure; and, the athlete has no problem in getting up again. But what is it that makes our bones so strong?
BONES STRONGER THAN STEEL
The internal structure, its strength and lightness, is an amazing "engineering marvel."
So much so that, these exquisite structure in the bones is an important source of inspiration for engineers.
Through construction techniques, developed in such a way as to resemble the bone structure, much stronger buildings are now being erected at a much lower cost.
One of the strongest and most practical materials used by human beings is steel because steel is both strong and flexible. Let us now compare steel to the structure of the bones in our bodies
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