The purpose of writing this article is to describe the progress of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia from the perspective of historical philosophy. The writing  method  used  is  qualitative  -  descriptive.  Based  on  the  conceptual analysis it can be seen that the growth of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia, there  are  four  theories:  First  Islamic  boarding  schools  established  since  the spread of Islam in Indonesia (Nusantara) in the 15th century AD, the first figure who  founded  was  Syekh  Maulana  Malik  Ibrahim  proved  that  he  developed  his mission using mosques and Islamic boarding schools as trans-mission centers of Islamic  science.  Secondly,  Islamic  boarding  schools  began  to  emerge  since  the time  of  the  Prophet,  because  at  that  time  the  Prophet's  preaching  was  carried out clandestinely in a house like the house of one of the people named Arqom bin Abi Arqom. Third, Islamic boarding schools are the adoption of a model of Hinduism  and  Buddhism,  when  Islam  grew  and  developed  in  Java.  Fourth, Islamic  boarding  schools  stand  in  the  Dendenderi  Islamic  tradition,  namely  the tarekat  tradition.  Because  this  institution  has  a  close  relationship  with  the  Sufi education model.