The development of scientific tradition in India and Indonesia: Critical analysis of the paradigm shift in Islamic education

As a religion with more than 1,7 billion followers around the globe, Islam bequeathed a various and different cultures. The nature of Islam, which are flexible, accommodative and eclectic, make it spread rapidly and easily in each parts of the world, including India and Indonesia. Islam in these two countries have been growing with similarities in many aspects, either from the scientific tradition or the cultural traditions which flourished in their commimities. Both countries have been dominated by Hindu kingdoms in the past and have their own uniqueness which make them different from the nature of Islam in the Middle East.The purification movement, accommodating and Islamic moderation grow strongly equalin these two countries, the only aspect which distinguishes them is, Islam in India is a minority, whereas in Indonesia, is a majority. From this perspective, it leads a slight different character of Islam in the two countries. The political economy,intrigue among commimities creates the new problems, especially in the aspect of educational tradition which developed in the recent decades. This paper tries to delineate the tradition of Islamic education that emerged and developed in both countries from various aspects. The goal is to find out the ideal model of Islamic education in accordance with the demands of the global era