Comparative study of arabic learning materials in traditional and modern pondok pesantren in North Sumatera, Indonesia

This study aims to compare the Arabic materials in traditional Pondok Pesantren Al-Ansor and Al-Hasyimiyah Darul Ulum North Sumatera. It is qualitative descriptive comparative field research. Observation, interviews, documentation were utilized collect data for this study. study's validity examined using a triangulation of sources. Data reduction, presentation, conclusion are three phases analysis technique. study’s inductive, with researcher actively seeking data, examining, analyzing, interpreting, deriving conclusions from observed phenomena. indicates that language learning have similarities differences. In form qawā’id, material aspect anāśir al-lugah comparable. The distinction whether taught through program or not, outcomes result. on mufradāt aṣwāt aspects not explicitly stated at as pondok pesantren, but qawaid primary focus Ponpes Al-Ansor. terms materials, produces students superior kalām istimā’ skills. qawā’id aspect, meanwhile, priority because limited what textbook.