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Question

What is the correct name in Arabic of the 99th surah-The Earthquake in Arabic?

Answer

The name of the surah in Arabic is usually written as: , but is also sometimes written as .  The names of the surahs are not part of the revelation and many times there are more than one name attributed to a single surah.  We shouldn’t be insistent on only one specific name when another name may have been used by the Prophet himself ,  or the companions, or those after them.