or al-Tariqah a Mubishirah that necessitated the student to communicate with each other using the Arabic language. He also introduced the contextualisation of the Arabic language which means teaching the Arabic language using the Indonesian life situations rather than the Middle Eastern life situations. This was a kind of indigenisation of the Arabic language teaching. For instance, he wrote Malayan Arabic Language Lesson book to be used throughout Minangkabau elementary schools-both religious and public schools. He opposed the method of teaching Arabic language that divided it into four skills. He preferred teaching Arabic language holistically and comprehensively, all in one system or nazariyyat al-wah dah. Mahmud Yunus also wrote various guide books as instructional materials for teachers undergoing training in the Perguruan Tinggi Islam. Among them are The History of Islamic Education in Indonesia, The Basics of Education, Teaching, History of Islamic Education, A Dictionary of the Qur'an, Arabic-Bahasa Indonesia dictionary, Prayers of Rasulullah Fasting and Zakat r the Prosperity of Society Conclusion Mahmud Yunus was an important figure from Minangkabau who had played a significant role in the revival of Islam in Indonesia, particularly in the reform of formal Islamic education. He was greatly influenced by the idea of Mubamad Abduh, the Egyptian Islamic reformer, H was also directly influenced by his intellectual teacher M Thaib 'Umar and received his inspirations from the Four Great Companions who were famous modernist 'ulama' in Minangkabau and some other Islamic modernist figures during his study in Egypt. This long educational experiences cultivated the Islamic spirit of revival through education in his soul. The thrust of Mahmud's educational reforms. emphasised two major aspects (1) reforming religious schools by infusing