Such a view was held by adherents of Manichaeism, a religious movement founded in Persia during the third century C.E. by an individual named Mani.
تبنّى هذه النظرة انصار المانوية ،‏ حركة دينية أسّسها شخص اسمه ماني في فارس خلال القرن الثالث ب‌م .‏