Submitters Perspective, July 2004

Prompted by the Iraq prison atrocities and a terrorist beheading, the lead essay draws on the Stanford and Milgram experiments and Quranic examples of oppressors to explain how humans sink to the lowliest of the lowly. It points to God's protection through steadfastness, the contact prayers, seeking refuge from the devil, and the Quran's guidance. Also included are a parable about life's priorities and a poem on gratitude.