Thawalib Parabek 

Pondok Pesantren Sumatera Thawalib is located 3 km from the tourist town of Bukittinggi, located in Parabek village, Banuhampu subdistrict, a cool place because it is located between Mount Merapi and Singgalang. Pondok Pesantren Sumatera Thawalib Parabek was founded by Sheikh Ibrahim Musa when he returned to study in Mecca for the first time in 1910 AD, he initially studied halaqah in Parabek. Young people also came to Parabek to seek knowledge from him, both from the districts in Minangkabau. In 1914 he went to Mecca for the second time to increase his knowledge with his great wife Syarifah Ghani and his son Thaher Ibrahim. He returned to Bukittinggi in 1916. While he was in Mecca for two years he entrusted his studies at Parabek to his students. In 1918 he united his students in an organization named Muzakaratul Ikhwan and finally named Jamiatul Ikhwan.