ABSTRAK
EDUCATION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO DEVELOP HUMAN POTENTIAL OPTIMALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATURE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION WAS DEVELOPED ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCE OF ISLAM ITSELF. MOSQUE HOLDS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATING AND FOSTERING THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICE OF SHARI’AH AND CUSTOMAY. EDUCATION MOSQUE HAS BEEN SUCCECFULLY SPAWNED GREAT SCHOLARS OF MINANGKABAU AS AT THE NATIONAL AND EVEN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL SUCH AS SHEIKH BURHANUDDIN, TUANKU IMAM BONJOL, SHEIKH AHMAD KHATIB AND SO ON.
KEYWORDS: PENDIDKAN DAN SURAU