<![CDATA[Textbooks have an essential role in the success of the learning process, as well as teaching materials in learning Arabic. Selecting the correct text is the primary key to implementing the curriculum. This study examines the suitability of the Arabic student book for 10th grade of SMA (Senior High School) by Subject Teacher Conference (MGMP) East Java to the curriculum of the ministry of education and culture, focusing on Al-Hiwar and Al-Qira'ah materials. This study used a qualitative approach. It was analyzed using content analysis techniques according to the perspective of Abdur Rohman bin Ibrahim Al Fauzi with the primary source material Al-Hiwar and Al-Qira'ah from the Arabic student book for 10th grade of SMA by MGMP East Java and other documentation sources as secondary data. The results of the research have found that the Arabic student book for 10th grade of SMA by MGMP East Java based on the 2017 Ministry of Education and Culture curriculum is explained as follows; first, the suitability of the Al-Hiwar and Al-Qira'ah materials to the curriculum can be seen in the appropriate social, spiritual, and cognitive values contained in the material. Second, Al-Hiwar's material is under the intellectual power of students, far from linguistic errors and the meaning of life. Third, the lack of good quality scores on the variation of questions (At-Tadribat) on Al-Hiwar and Al-Qira'ah material, no clear indicators or instructions according to the Theme, and no pictures are provided on Al-Hiwar or Al-Qira'ah material. So from the results of this analysis, it is necessary to revise the Arabic student book for the 10th grade of SMA by MGMP East Java. ]]>
