<![CDATA[Research on Arabic grammar (nahwu) and the ability to read kitab kuning has been widely conducted. However, there has been no systematic review that comprehensively synthesizes previous research findings regarding the urgency of mastering nahwu in reading kitab kuning. The aim of this study is to identify research methodological trends and the contribution of mastery of Arabic grammar (nahwu) to the ability to read classical Islamic texts (kitab kuning). This study employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, with the literature selection process based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria consisted of articles discussing Arabic grammar (nahwu) and the mastery or ability to read kitab kuning, while the exclusion criteria consisted of articles that were not directly related to Arabic grammar (nahwu) and the ability to read kitab kuning. The selected articles were synthesized following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. The results of the study indicate that all reviewed articles demonstrate a positive relationship or influence between mastery of nahwu rules and students’ ability to read, understand, translate, and interpret classical Arabic texts, which are generally written without diacritical marks. The methodological trends across the reviewed articles predominantly involve quantitative correlational methods, descriptive qualitative methods, and qualitative case study methods. The limitation of this study is that it synthesized only 10 articles that were directly relevant to the research topic, as no additional relevant articles were identified for synthesis]]>
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