UNDER the leadership of Ahmad Syafi'i Ma'arif, Muhammadiyah's image as a puritanical and inflexible Islamic movement slowly began to erode. This Islamic organization, which claims to have 30 million followers, is now actively fighting `social and moral decadence,' together with the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the organization of ulama (religious leaders) which it is often at odds with over the issue of prayers. The Syafi'i Ma'arif and Hasyim Muzadi team