THE journal of Islamic and social thought, Maarif (2023), has revealed the legacy of scholar Syafii Maarif, especially regarding his Islamic thought and humanism.

One of the articles in the journal linked Mitsuo Nakamura’s notes on the nomenclature of virtues as the ideal personality of Muhammadiyah with the lifestyle of Syafii Maarif. “He who is a believer, who lives properly and avoids luxury, who does not become traditional but is