RESPON PENDIDIKAN ISLAM TERHADAP INTERVENSI KOLONIAL BELANDA DI MINANGKABAU

Abstract

This article discusses the dynamics of Islamic education in Minangkabau during the Dutch colonial period, particularly how the local community responded to the educational policies implemented by the colonial government. The secular nature of colonial education and its separation from religious education triggered concerns among ulama and traditional leaders, especially because Dutch education did not accommodate Islamic values. The purpose of this study is to determine how the Minangkabau community responded to the educational policies implemented by the colonial government.  This study uses a qualitive approach with historical methods to trace and analyse the response of Islamic education to Dutch colonial intervention in Minangkabau. Through a literature study, this article traces how the Minangkabau people, especially the reformers, developed an alternative education system through the establishment of madrassas that combined religious and general sciences. This response is not only a form of resistance to colonial domination, but also reflects an effort to maintain Islamic identity and local culture in the midst of modernization. This study shows that Islamic education in Minangkabau developed dynamically as a result of the interaction between external pressures from colonialism and the internal forces of society that wanted to maintain its religious values.