Extraordinary Islamic Boarding Schools

Pondok Pesantren—Indonesia’s Islamic boarding schools—are normally quiet and orderly places, devoted to study and prayer. Metallica Islamic Boarding School or Pondok Pesantren Metal, however, is something completely different. The Pesantren Metal was established in 1999 on the endowed land over 9.5 hectares. Initially, the school specializes in teaching student ensnared in drug cases. However, in its development, some premarital pregnant women and mentally ill are accomodated in this boarding school. Currently, majority of the "students" are mentally ill patients.
Drug addicts who was successfully rehabilitated in Metal Islamic Boarding School were several hundres, and about 700 mentally ill were recovered.  The students who majority are long-haired young man dressed casually often go to look for a mentally ill  in the street.  The mentally ill will be taken to the boarding schools and shaved and bathed.There is no method or specific drugs to treat patients, both for students who experience mental illness and drug addiction. They just treated like a sane person and aim solely to humanize them. Abu Bakar Kholil, founder of the Metal Islamic Boarding School said: "They are equally human, if treated like a normal person in general, insha Allah (God willing), they will be healed or normal again". In the School, mentally ill students are treated, cleaned and given proper clothing as much as anyone who are sane.

Another extra ordinary Islamic Boarding School is Pesantren Millinium (not millennium). In the boarding area of 79 x 20 meter, Muhammad Khoirul Sholeh Effendie, founder of the Pesantren, teach and care about 150 orphans and destitute for free of charge. The students came from various regions in the country, particularly East Java and Bali. Balinese children.  In mid-August 2006 then the Balinese students became a majority. They are generally new converts to Islam. 
"Millinnium in Javanese means flowing, It. has very deep meaning. I want the students can learn and practice consistently Islamic values in their life," explained Khoirul. "Do you know  who built this building? It was actually the babies" he said casually. Khoirul added, "I believe that all babies have their own sustenance. Well, every time a baby is thrown out, then we take care of, then the donation is always flowing in."
Established in 1990, the Millinium Islamic Boarding School was originally had only seven students. The building was very modest, similar to other's people home in that village. No one knows if the School were going to grow rapidly as it is now.