Within two centuries of the advent of Islam, the Persianate world flourished unlike any other period. The rapid growth in the disciplines of theology, philosophy, mysticism, linguistics, astronomy, arts, science and engineering shaped the Zeitgeist of the coming centuries. In this flourishing environment, indigenous Persian traditions of story-telling, rhetoric and poetry were influenced by the art of Arabic high-poetry. This encounter came to spark the beginnings of an important cultural and spiritual tradition of the Persianate world: one that would later be shaped by giants such as Rudaki, Ferdowsi, Nizami, Sana'i, 'Attar, Mawlana, Sa'di, Hafez and many others.

Since the 2nd century (a.H.) Persian spiritual poetry has become beloved across the Muslim world. These verses adorned the hearts of Persians, the walls of Ottoman palaces and the voices of Indians with their ever-rhythmic syllables that leave one's tongue moist with heavenly sweetness.

Traditionally, Persian poetry has been enjoyed among the masses and taught from 'chest to chest'. Sacred poems are recited in spontaneous gatherings, after meals, in Sufi lodges, in the marketplace, in moments of solitude or when one was eager to express the inexpressible.

These sacred verses provide guidance and beautifully express the realities of this worldly life, of the life to come, of ecstatic love, and of mystic knowledge and guidance. They are verses that extoll the stations of the mystic guides, saints and the Prophets, Upon All of Whom Be Peace and Blessings. They are verses that seek to express the exaltedness of God, Mighty and Majestic is He. All with the aim of facilitating the gaining of wisdom and gnosis through the tools of language and recitation.