Mr. Subbu, FYI, Islam is first religion on the face of the earth..it is since ADAM (pbuh), many prophets came after him..U probably know some of them like Noah(PBUH),Abraham (PBUH),Moses(PBUH),David (PBUH),Jesus(PBUH) & Finally Mohammad (PBUH) they all conveyed the same message. But the people distorted it at a later time.. there are 4 (revelations)books came from God almighty, Zabur, Torah,Gospel & Quraan, Quraan is Last & Final Testament from God almighty.. Revealed to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). And God had taken the responsibility to keep it's contents intact..."the proof for this is enough that many people by hearted it.. even if all printed media and electronic formated media destroyed still quraan remains in the hearts and minds of the people." There is a verse in quraan, God almighty asks the mankind "we have made the quraan easy to by heart is there anyone can by heart it?. and u talked abt womens' rights, don't talk vague...let's talk what hinduism has the rights for women and in islam this is how u can do the benchmarking... I've seen most of the hindus doesn't know abt their religion they think that what they are doing (their practices) is hinduism...Read your scripture and quraan aswell understand it..then justify...don't look at the evil doers and justify one's religion on that base...