Shifting Vision of Muhammadiyah Civilization: from Islamic Socialism to Religious Capitalism

Abstract

Muhammadiyah is the richest Organization, with thousands of its Social Charities in the form of Amal Usaha Muhammadiyah (AUM). However, Muhammadiyah with its wealth has always been synonymous with social movements. Seeing the development of Muhamamdiyah who is getting richer and the movement towards corporate, so it sees a shift to economic movements. Capitalism is one of the ideologies that develop in this world, Islam is in the vortex of world capitalism. Muhammadiyah which is part of Islam is still slumped in the vortex of capitalism, Muhammadiyah must adapt to the development of a changing world. In order to be able to respond to the challenges of the times, Muhammadiyah must rely capitalism on the ethos of the religious spirit of Muhamamdiyah. Muhammadiyah's wealth ownership is one part of capitalism. The research method used is the library research method  with a philosophical approach. Theaim of this research is to  examine the shift of the Muhammadiyah movement from Islamic Socialism to Religious Capitalism. This article shows that Muhammadiyah is filled with traders and businessmen. The evolving ethic of Muhammadiyah does not only instill an entrepreneurial ethos in its followers. However, it also appears in civilizational systems that include personality, social, political, economic, and cultural. This is seen in the fields of education and culture, health services, compensation and social empowerment, economy and welfare, philanthropy, disasters, and others.