17اعلَموا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحيِي الأَرضَ بَعدَ مَوتِها ۚ قَد بَيَّنّا لَكُمُ الآياتِ لَعَلَّكُم تَعقِلونَ(Saheeh International)Know that Allāh gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.1 That similarly, Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘ālā) can soften a heart after its hardness and guide one who had previously been astray.