Message of the Holy Quran — Page 415
~ 415 ~ thick darkness, Or, their deeds are like thick layers of darkness spread over a vast and deep sea, on whose surface rise waves above waves, above which are clouds—layers upon layers of darkness…. 24:41 transitory life, The likeness of the present life is only as water which We send down from the clouds, then there mingles with it the produce of the earth, of which men and cat- tle eat till when the earth takes on its ornament and looks beautiful and its owners think that they have full power over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day and We render it like a mown down field, as if nothing had existed there the day before…. 10:25 truth & false- hood, He sends down water from the sky so that valleys flow according to their measure and the flood bears on its sur- face swelling foam. And from that which they heat in the fire, seeking to make or- naments or utensils, comes out a foam similar to it. Thus does Allah illustrate truth and falsehood. Now, as to the foam, it goes away as rubbish and perishes but as to that which benefits men, it stays in the earth…. . 13:18