Shaykh Hamid Waqar was born into a non Muslim family and at the age of 16 converted to Islam. Before Islam he was involved in the Los Angeles gang scene and due to his affiliation with the gang spent two years of his life behind prison bars. Soon after he was released he traveled to Lebanon and then Iran pursuing Islamic studies in the Islamic Seminaries of Beirut and Qum (where he has spent the last 10 years).
This book describes issues pertaining to the mourning (azadari) of Imam Hussayn (a) according to the verdicts of Ayatollah Nasir Makarem Shirazi. The information was gathered by Shaykh Mahdi Darbani... More > and translated by Shaykh Hamid Hussein Waqar. The issues that are covered are: why hasn't Imam Hussayn (a) been forgotten, the philosophy of azadari, azadari ceremonies, women azadars, supplication and ziyarat, superstitions in azadari, the days of azadari, and historical events surrounding the deaths of the Infallibles (a).< Less
This is a short book written by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi which discusses issues pertaining to marriage, the problems that the Islamic world faces regarding marriage, and how Imam 'Ali (a) and... More > Sayyidah Fatimah (a) got married.< Less
This is the second edition of a basic book about Arabic syntax. It is the syntax section of Mubady al-Arabiyyah translated into English by Hamid Waqar. The second edition includes terminology... More > consistent with Lane's Dictionary.< Less
This is a book explaining the basics of Islamic Jurisprudence. It goes over some of the terminology, for example what ijtihad is, what taqleed is and so forth. Then it gives a brief history of the... More > five schools of Islamic thought and then a more in detail history of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) Islamic sect. Then it describes the differant sections of fiqh. It is written by Hassan al-Ridha'i and translated by Hamid Waqar. Its Arabic title is: Darus fi Mabady al-Fiqh wa Mara'fat Abwabih< Less
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