The Uwaisī Silsila or Tareeka is a form of spiritual transmission in the vocabulary of Islamic mysticism that was named after Owais al-Qarni. It refers to the transmission of spiritual knowledge between two individuals without the need for physical interaction between them. The term Uwaisīyaan refers to those Sufis who have gained the Sufi spiritual chain from another Sufi without physically meeting them in this world. It can refer to a school of Sufism, and its singular form, Uwaisi, refers to a single individual, who are Sunni Muslims.
Background
In the science of spirituality of Islam the Uwaisi Transmission occurs when the spirits of righteous believersmeet in the world called `alam al-arwaah which is beyond `alam al-ajsam. Whoever takes knowledge through spirituality from a master in `alam al-arwaah is called "Uwaisi". This means of transmission is considered as powerful and effective as the physical relation of master and disciple. The term "Uwaisi" is derived from the name of Uwais al-Qarni, who never met the Islamic prophetMuhammad physically, yet was fully aware of his spiritual presence at all times of his life. It is stated in Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition, by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani that:
According to Dr. Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia Department of Religion, the "Uwaysi Order, a Shi'i branch of the Kubrawiya, was brought to the West by its shaykh, Shah Maghsoud Angha." There are two recent and distinct contemporary branches of the Uwaisi Order in the West following lengthy legal disputes between Shah Maghsoud's offspring. One is Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi, headed by Nader Angha, the son of Shah Maghsoud. The other is the Uwaiysi Tarighat, led by Shah Maghsoud's daughter, Dr. Nahid Angha and her husband Dr. Ali Kianfar. They also co-founded the International Association of Sufism.
People named Uwaisi
'Uwaisi' is also a name for people who claim to have been initiated through the Uwaisi method, or for those who claim to be descendants of Uwais al-Qarani. Among the most famous is the Owaisi family of Hyderabad, India, one of the most prominent political And Sufi Muslim families of the city, including:
