Higher education is a part of society, therefore Islamic university is also as part of their environment. This article identifies how

Eksistensi umat beragama selalu ditandai dengan adanya tradisi-tradisi keagamaan. Hal ini tidak hanya dalam lingkup besar seperti suatu negara tetapi bahkan sampai lingkup yang terkecil yaitu lapisan masyarakat pedesaan. Pembahasan berikut dalam makalah ini upaya menciptakan suasana religius secara praktis dengan melibatkan seluruh civitas akademika terutama mahasiswanya dalam pelaksanaan beberapa tradisi keislaman. Penerapan tradisi keislaman yang penulis paparkan dalam pembahasan berikut lebih spesifik terfokus pada proses perayaan Nuzulul qur’an dan peringatan Maulid Nabi Muhammad saw.

The article discusses the history of madrasa in the Southern Province of Thailand. The Muslim Malay community in Southern Thailand is an inseparable part of the Republic of Thailand. Historically, the Muslim Malay community are indigenous people who have embraced Islam since the 13th century, and even reachedits peak of glory during the reign of Pattani Sultanate. The discussion specializes in the history of madrasa in the region. The study uses historical approach. The article illustrates that the beginning of the emergence of madrasa was motivated by the disagreement among Muslim Malay community against Thai governmental policies. Haji Sulong was the founder of the first madrasa in Southern Thailand in 1933 named "Madrasah Al-Ma'arif Al-Watattaniah Fattani" as a manifestation of his intention to improve the socioeconomic welfare of Muslim Malay community through education. Finally, the article discusses the institutional dynamics of Muslim minority madrasa and the development in relation to the identity and capacity of community.