and entrepreneurship in the religious order of 
Shidiqiyah. 
The internalization of the meaning of Laailaha 
illa Allah in the business activities of the Shidiqiyah 
order has lent support to the embedded perspective in 
sociology of economics, which states that the 
rationality of economic actions cannot be separated 
from moral values (Nugroho, 2001). This idea is 
certainly in direct contradiction with the neoclassical 
idea which tends to separate the two (Etzioni, 1992), 
since neoclassical paradigm is not only ignoring the 
moral dimension but also actively resistant to the 
inclusion of moral dimension. In neoclassical 
economics, it is emphasized that individual can have 
different rank of preferences for a choice but none is 
considered to be better than the other. Neoclassical 
economics endeavors to discover the mechanisms 
(especially price) which can result in the most 
efficient allocation of resources, that is the allocation 
which can fulfill individual wants the most. However, 
neoclassical economics tends to see the will as 
something which is centered on self interest of the 
individual which is independent of the social values 
or altruism, let alone spiritual values (Chapra, 2001). 
However, the values are important for individuals 
since they are the reason for the individual to exist 
and maintain his/herself in fulfilling their own needs 
and to maintain the continuity of their business. 
However, even Adam Smith himself did not wish 
to eradicate morality and religion in economic 
activities, and he even supported the social institution 
of market, religious community and the enactment of 
laws to strengthen self control and charitable 
disposition of the mind, since Smith is after all not 
just an economist but also a professor of moral 
philosophy (Skousen, 2006). The phenomenon of 
entrepreneurship in the Shidiqiyah order is a critique 
against the thesis in Weber's Protestant Ethic and the 
Spirit of Capitalism (Weber, 2003), that unlike the 
Protestants (especially the Puritan Calvinist sects), 
Islam does not have theological affinity in  the 
development of business and entrepreneurship, and 
moreover, the assumption is based more on the sufi 
practices of Islam which tends to emphasize the 
disdain of the world, forgetting the world, which then 
contributed to the emergence of a fatalist economic 
behavior. The inclusion of the moral values of 
Laailaha illa Allah in the business activities of 
Shidiqiyah order has important implication for the 
meaning of wealth in the life of the members of this 
religious order but also implies that wealth has not 
only economic function but also has spiritual, social, 
culture and evangelical (dakwah) value. 
In daily practice, Shidiqiyah peoples believe that the 
success in pursuing riches or materials is not only 
measured by hard work, but also the submission to 
“the Guidance or Blessing from Allah SWT”. It 
means that all riches and prosperities acquired and 
owned by human are not merely coming from it, but 
is given from “outsider power”, being aware or not. 
Therefore, these peoples use any methods to help 
them to afford riches or materials, such as working 
hard, praying, keeping silaturahim, implementing 
“deed” from Mursyid, and giving alms.  
For Shidiqiyah people, working hard is a must 
because it is the only way to make an individual 
becoming economically self-supported to avoid from 
the attitudes of begging or depending on others. 
Working hard is also implementing the culture of 
Shidiqiyah, called S3, namely sedekah (giving alms), 
santunan (giving helps), and silaturahim (preserving 
the friendship). Riches are only obtained by working 
and exercising the effort firmly to obtain it. The 
concept of working hard as the devotion and as the 
part of jihad to Shidiqiyah peoples is equivalent to the 
concept of “appeal” and “call” in Calvinist Protestant 
calling as shown by Weber. Weber’s argument is 
rested upon the concept of individual obligation 
before God. In other words, the concept of “appeal” 
and “call” is to believe that all powers of the world 
are given by God and obtaining these powers is a 
sacred task. The understanding of this concept makes 
profane activities to be filled with religious values. 
The most important part of this concept is working as 
the sacred task, meaning that working will produce 
work ethos that supports capitalistic mentalities such 
as satins, wise, diligent, and consciences to manage 
the business (Amilda, 2010). 
In the tarekat of Shidiqiyah, the concept of working 
hard as the devotion and jihad is not automatically 
rejecting other powers which are “ghaib” in nature, 
such as the power of prayer (pray done by mursyid 
and parent), “blessed money”, and “mukjizat power 
of alms”. It may differs the tarekat of Shidiqiyah from 
Calvinist Protestant teaching because Weber states 
that Calvinist capitalism spirit has denied magical 
power in the world and abandoned all magical 
methods to obtain safety and considering them as 
takhayul or superstitious, and also sin. The tarekat of 
Shidiqiyah has considered magical methods as the 
supporting power toward ikhtiyar and hard work as 
required by Islam. It put strong base to eliminate 
syirik which is admitting other power other than God 
(Al Kautsar, 2010). 
In economic perspective, “pray” and “deed” are the 
elements to support business, and both are classified 
into spiritual capital. This concept initially suggests 
due to narrow interpretation of social capital (Zohar 
& Marshall, 2005). Although high levels of social 
capital can be profitable to company, employee,