3. It gave blacks and women rights = It can't get any WESTERN than this. At a time when women were treated worse than animals and slaves were beaten for just a TINY mistake, the prophet shed some light to these people. let me ask you something: If you are to be the in one of the RICHEST tribes in the land but your family believes in something that you just don't feel is you. You have a different opinion and tell those who suffer from YOUR family that there is something better that will make them more valuable but that they need to sacrifice their belongings to a more simple life , what are the odds that those who believe would be sick, poor, old, slaves and women? Those who have nothing, those who have no value in society, finally they are something to someone: God. think about that also: read this: http://www.soundvision.com/article/islams-manifesto-of-universal-brotherhood-of-human-beings