Schuon’s Metaphysical View on the Divine Origin and Human Margin of Religion

Is Divine origin of religion consistent with its human diversity? When Divine unique truth is revealing to human sector, it implies plurality, adaptation and limitation. Indeed, the plurality of religions is result from diversity of Revelation according to the human capacities and receptacles, and this plurality and diversity is according to Divine wisdom and compassion. In other words, Divine unity of religion isn’t in contradiction with its human plurality and limitation. So there is a human margin wherein ethnic or cultural factors have the first word, and many of the speculations of exoterism and theological systems belong to this sector. Through emphasizing on Frithjof Schuon’s view, in this paper the Divine origin and transcendent unity of religions is accepted, and diversity of religions according to human margin is explained.