This study attempts to examine the Islamization and growth of Islamic educational institutions in the archipelago, a discussion at the beginning of how Islam entered Indonesia, halaqah as the earliest scientific center in the archipelago, and how the support of the kings at that time for education. This study uses qualitative research methods. This study discusses the growth of Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, beginning with the origin of the advent of Islam, the bearers of Islam and the channels of Islamization as well as the growth and development of Islamic educational institutions. The type of study used is library research by using literature study methods and historical approaches. The literature that is the main source ...