DISCOURSE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION FORM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Education is one of a center of attention in Islamic society. From the arriving of Islam till now on, Islamic discussion never ends, because education is the key to civilization. Southeast Asia is a maritime zone and becomes trading center track from Arab to China. In its development, maritime zone in Southeast Asia becomes a place of transit and finally becomes "an undercover mission", it is spreading of Islam. Many theories and evidence that declare the arriving of Islam in Southeast Asia, yet the point is the spreading of Islam will not be developed without education.
The Islamic education is developed fastly because Muslim in Southeast Asia is intellectually open-minded and receptive to the continuous process of Islamization. Then, it is strengthened by Islamic preachers that are fought for Islamic teachings through education. Because of the development of Islam in every segment of society, makes the thought of Islamic society divides into two sections; traditionalism and modernism. These two sections compete in every aspect; social, law and education as well.
Islamic education form in every country has its own unique. Southeast Asia area in this research is Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and Cambodia. From these five countries, Malaysia is the most majority Muslim country. So, it cannot be denied that the development of Islamic education is better. The system of boarding school, religious school, and mosque school has the same system with another the country; the difference is the quality and quantity of the school system. Malaysia has religion schools that have spread in every province. In Singapore, it focuses on mosque school system, where the role of the mosque is not only for a place of worship but also for education. In Thailand, Islamic education center in south Thailand focuses on boarding school. In Brunei, Islamic education exists in every school. In Cambodia, Islamic education is still trying hard to find its identity.