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Eid ul Azha – Some Thoughts on Charity – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1118 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1118 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com . Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com   for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Kafeel Ahmed Credit: RDNE Stock Project Preamble As Eid ul Azha approaches, the calls for donating Qurbani to poor and deserving rise from many corners. It is a relatively new trend because if we go back few years, no such call was heard. If I remember correctly, it started after the 2005 earthquake. Anyway, this is not the most important point; important is how we handle charity. Here is my take on it, partly taken from the archive. Charity Charity is a worldwide activity. The causes are many, but everywhere people find a cause good enough to donate. Though we continue to lament about deterioration of morality and social values, charitab...

The Bottomless Pit – Asrar Qureshi’s Heartfelt Post #965 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 965 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Alena Darmel Credit: Gül Işic Credit: PNW Production Credit: Sami Abdullah Spoiler: This is not a regular blogpost. It is a heartfelt post. Eid is a time to celebrate and to take stock of where we are. Eid ul Adha is even more of such occasion when we fervently talk about sacrifice, its spirit, and its relevance to real life. We are on the third day of Eid ul Adha. The rush of animal sacrifices has died down and has been replaced with the preparation of special meat dishes and meeting relatives and friends, more ‘meating’ than meeting. There is nothing unusual this year, the same things have been happening year after year.  The Buildup The buildup starts just ...

Eid ul Adha Mubarak - from Asrar Qureshi Dear Readers! Please accept my heartfelt wishes and prayers on the occasion of  Eid ul Adha 2024 The whole world is in turmoil. Injustice, Cruelty, Crimes against Humanity, Oppression, Suppression of Freedom, Might is Ultra Right, are order of the day. No one is willing to side with the weak, the poor, and the oppressed. Everything from social values to religion are up for sale to make quick money. We, meanwhile, celebrate Eid with 'traditional fervour'. We worry only about what should be cooked today and in the next few days. Allah Knows if our animal sacrifices are enough to expiate us from our sins. Allah Knows if we carry the real spirit of sacrifice. Let us take a moment to think.

  Eid ul Azha 2023 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #816 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #816 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. This is Eid ul Azha (Adha) time in our Muslim World. I wish you Happy Eid. I pray that Allah Kareem Blesses all of us with His Grand Grace on this auspicious occasion. The whole world is facing unprecedented and unpredictable challenges, The Muslims of the world are in much greater turmoil on every count. We pray and continue to pray that we reform ourselves, do the right things, deserve to be treated better, and then desire to be rewarded. Here are some pictures of Muslims in various countries.  Photo Credit: Ebenezer Idowu Eid in Nigeria Eid in Saudi Arabia Eid in Sudan E...

Eid ul Azha Mubarak – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #664 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #664 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Eid ul Azha Mubarak to Dear Readers. Prayers and Wishes for the health, well-being, safety, protection, and prosperity for you and your families. Eid ul Azha has been part of our culture since the beginning of Islam in the sub-continent. It is the same in all Muslim communities around the world. With time, many additions and embellishments have come in which increase the beauty, and sometimes, stress. Here are some pictures of Eid from around the world. The world is in real chaos at this time; diseases, wars, political unrest, social unrest, disparity, harsh weathers, environmental ...

Eid ul Azha Mubarak – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #513 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #513. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Eid ul Azha Mubarak Prayers and Wishes for You and Your Families Allah’s Blessings be upon all of us on this Auspicious Occasion and Beyond. Aameen Concluded. Disclaimer. Most pictures in these blogs are taken from Google Images which does not show anyone’s copyright claim. However, if any such claim is presented, we shall remove the image with suitable regrets.

Eid ul Azha 2020 – Blog Post #362 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #362. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here .   Eid ul Azha Mubarak !!! I pray that Allah Grants relief to all of us from difficulties. Aameen I pray that Allah Makes it easy for us to overcome losses. Aameen Eid ul Azha is here. Like Eid ul Fitr, this Eid is also shadowed by COVID19. I pass by two goat/cattle markets on the way to and from office. The number of visitors has been rising every day. The notice says ‘No Entry Without Mask – Fine for Violation Rs. 500’. The buyers are wearing masks diligently. I wish to raise few questions here. It is interesting to note that on every Eid ul Azha, lot of people spend a lot of time...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #242. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Pharma Community. Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site.  If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . This is a special series of Blogs which describes my time and experiences during Hajj this year. DAY 22 – 11 August 2019 – 10 Zilhajj 1440 – Eid ul Azha Muzdalifah – Jamarat - Mina It is ‘masnoon’ to pray Fajr here and then raise hands and pray to Allah till sunrise and leave Muzdalifah just after sunrise. We started moving from the compound just after Fajr. We prayed during the little time we got in the compound and then on the way to the train. The train took us directly to Jamarat. It is ordained that on 10 th Zilhajj, 7 pebbles shall be th...