This quote isn't by Rumi, it's from Hans J. Hillerbrand's 'Encyclopedia of Protestantism,' Volume II, page 403. 
https://twitter.com/Rumi_Quote/status/1322521437748502530
Many Muslims innocently seek out Sufism (Islamic mysticism) and end up dangerously misguided by these quotes. There's nothing wrong with getting wisdom from a follower of any faith, but we must also be careful that it doesn't contradict our Islamic teachings.
Although some Muslims are lead away from Islam by these quotes, many others have incorrectly dismissed (or even excommunicated) Rumi because of them. So many could benefit from Rumi's vast ocean of knowledge, but they have sadly been misled by fake quotes.
It's sad that the vast majority of Rumi 'quotes' are false attributions, meanwhile, vast amounts of his work have still not been translated into any language, particularly from the Divan-e Shams, which we are working on translating.
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