Discourses of Rumi

386 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIThis is our main quarrel with the Magians.They say there are two Gods: the creator of goodand the creator of evil. Show me good withoutevil—then I will admit there is a God of evil anda God of good! This is impossible, for good cannot exist without evil. Since there is no separationbetween them, how can there be two creators?Are we not arguing in opposition to you? By allmeans, we most definitely are. But we will notpush this point too far, because you might wonderif the Magians are correct. Granted, you are notsure what I have said is wrong, yet how can yoube sure that it is not right? Wretched infidel,Mohammed said, “Haven’t you realized thethreats which we have made might come true, andpunishment will be visited upon the unbelievers asyou have never imagined? Then why do you nottake precautions and seek after Us?”