The sanctity of the message of Islam and the tradition of the Holy Prophet Mohammad were kept intact through an unbroken chain of transmission by the great masters of Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi. While mainstream Islam fell into the hands of the clerics and jurists, these masters passed on the inner message of Islam through their teachings, writings, and students. Islam would not have survived had it not been for the selfless sacrifices of these great spiritual leaders.
The name Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism is due to the renowned master Oveyss Gharani (Uways al-Qarani), whose way of inward cognition was confirmed by the Holy Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). The inspired and revealed spiritual knowledge has been passed down from the time of Hazrat Oveyss to Hazrat Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha, the present Master of the school of Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi, through an unbroken succession of Masters who are well known by historians and scholars.
For 1400 years the Masters have taught students not to be followers, but to be masters of their own lives through self-knowledge. The quest for knowledge and for eternity is universal. For those whom the quest for the ultimate Reality is the most important goal in life, and who do not give up their search until they discover the answer, are generally regarded as mystics. While mysticism is typically associated with mystery and the unknown, it's a mystery to those who have not had the experience. However, for those who have had the experience it is a reality. The mystical experience is usually associated with a sense of liberation, freedom, ecstasy, unity, contentment, abundance, compassion, knowledge, joy and love.
