Uwaysī initiation is named after Uways al-Qaranī, a contemporary of the Prophet who never met him yet was spiritually linked to him. Sufis use the term for those guided by a deceased saint or by Khiḍr. ʿAṭṭār is sometimes said to have been guided in this way by the spirit of Ḥallāj.
Uwaysī
A Sufi initiated by a dead master or by the Prophet in spirit, without a living teacher.
Also: Uwaysi