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Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #247. 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. Part 28 DAY 29 – 18 August 2019 – 17 Zilhajj 1440 Aziziya – Haram Shareef Whenever I come to Haram Shareef, I pray to Allah to get space in the Mataf. Mataf, as you know, is the floor around Ka’aba tul Musharrafah, also written as ‘Sahn’ on various signages. Sitting in Mataf is always beautiful and inspiring. Ka’aba tul Musharrafah is in front of our eyes; Tawaf and prayers are going on by so many people; it is an unparalleled scene which affects deepl...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #241. 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. Part 20 DAY 21 – 10 August 2019 – 09 Zilhajj 1440 ARAFAT The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) said “Al Hajj o Arafah” meaning that the Hajj is actually Arafah or Arafat. Staying in Arafat (waqoof e Arafat) is the Principal part of Hajj. It is Farz (mandatory) and cannot be compensated by sacrifice (damm) like some other Manasiks can be. One has to reach Arafat before sunset on this day, even if it may be for a short time. It is customary ...