This article discusses about Islamic education in relation to dakwah and thalabul ilmi. Although it is actually a common issue that has been so strong in views of society, then the discussion is to intended to reaffirm. But more than that, try to do a new meaning to the concept of dakwah and thalabul ‘ilmi, in relation to Islamic education. on the one hand, this is done to avoid the wrong understanding and counterproductive activity. on the other hand, to maximize the Islamic education’s role in the development of the people and the development of civilization. In the context of dakwah, education means success in the underlying human life to enter a period of productivity and Creativity. While in the context of thalabul ‘ilmi, education is more than just teach science, but create the true learner, developer of science, even the inventor of the theory and methodology in a variety of science. So, thalabul ‘ilmi has significance in answering the challenges of science, even preparing to build civilization.