Language has a variety of skills, namely, reading, writing, listening and speaking. In learning Malay Arabic, two language skills are used, namely reading and writing. So, it can be concluded that reading is the process of seeing and understanding something written to obtain information and knowledge and reading is a step in broadening one's horizons. Writing is a productive and expressive activity. Writing activities require a person to be skilled at utilizing what is on his mind, mastering various dictions and understanding language structures. Learning Malay Arabic is essentially a process of learning the rules of the Malay Arabic script which aims to form a generation that is good at writing and reading Malay Arabic script so that it can be preserved for the next generation.

The ability to read Malay Arabic in higher education needs to be taken into account because it is based on high level education, therefore this research aims to determine the ability to read Malay Arabic writing for students in class 2021B, Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, FKIP, University of Riau, academic year 2023. To determine the ability In reading Malay Arabic writing, the author uses several methods, namely by testing the skills of reading Malay Arabic writing. The research method uses descriptive analysis, the research sample was taken from 35 students in class 2021B, semester 5 of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, FKIP, Riau University in 2023. The data collection technique was carried out by conducting a reading skills test for 2021B students. The data analysis technique is carried out by processing the data that has been obtained using a reading trial test. The data analysis technique is by collecting test results, looking for percentages for each aspect of reading speed and comprehension. The results of the research concluded that the Malay Arabic reading skills of students in the 2021B Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program FKIP Riau University were 26 students in the high category, 7 students in the medium category and 2 students in the low category.
 

This research is motivated by the fact that Riau Malay has Malay Arabic writing, so research activities are needed to determine the ability to read Malay Arabic writing, especially among students. The aim of this research is to provide readers with an understanding of the importance of having the ability to read Malay Arabic for students of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program and having the ability to read Malay Arabic writing as a form of maintaining existing culture. The type of research carried out is quantitative research, with data collection techniques, namely observation and questionnaires. The results of this research are the ability to read and understand anecdotal texts written in Malay Arabic for class 2023 A students of the Indonesian language and literature education study program at Riau University in the medium category with an average of 79.89.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh bagaimana penulisan Arab Melayu di berbagai tempat. Penulisan Arab Melayu ini juga dapat dijumpai di tugu-tugu. Penelitian ini berfokus pada penulisan Arab Melayu yang terdapat pada tugu nama balai bahasa provinsi Riau. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana penulisan Arab Melayu yang terdapat pada tugu nama balai bahasa provinsi Riau serta mengetahui kesalahan apa saja yang terdapat dalam penulisan Arab Melayu pada tugu nama balai bahasa provinsi Riau. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kualitatif yang analisis datanya menggunakan metode deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik observasi, simak dan catat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada beberapa kata terdapat opsi lain dalam penulisan Arab Melayunya. Seperti pada kata balai. Pada kata balai yang terdapat pada tugu, dituliskan dengan menggunakan huruf ? yang mewakili huruf a pada suku kata pertama. Namun karena letak ? sebagai saksi a terletak di awal kata maka penulisan tersebut mendapat opsi lain, yaitu saksi a tidak perlu diwakili huruf ? melainkan cukup menggunakan huruf ? saja.

Tulisan Arab Melayu pada hakikatnya adalah tulisan yang menggunakan Aksara Arab ditambah Aksara Non Arab dengan tidak berharakat seperti ; fathah, katsrah, dhommah, tasydid dan sebagainya. Tulisan Arab Melayu kerap kali dikembangkan menjadi rangkaian teks bacaan. Bahan bacaan teks Arab Melayu menjadi wadah pembelajaran budaya Melayu. Penulisan yang salah dapat menyebabkan kekeliruan bagi pembacanya. Maka dari itu, penulis melakukan kajian terhadap kesalahan penulisan Arab Melayu yang terdapat dalam teks bacaan Tanjung Pinang Kota Pantun. Dengan adanya penelitian ini diharapkan dapat berguna bagi perkembangan dan kemajuan dalam penulisan Arab Melayu yang baik dan benar.

Arab Melayu merupakan aksara yang dimodifikasi dari aksara Arab yang disesuaikan dengan bahasa Melayu. Pada penulisannya terdapat kaidah penulisan Arab Melayu Klasik dan Arab Melayu Modern atau penulisan Arab Melayu Riau saat ini. Pada kaidah penulisan Arab Melayu Klasik, kosa-kata yang berasal dari bahasa Arab ditulis sesuai tulisan bahasa Arab. Namun, pada kaidah penulisan Arab Melayu Modern atau Arab Melayu saat ini semua kosa-kata ditulis sesuai dengan konsonannya tanpa membedakan kosa kata tersebut berasal dari bahasa Arab atau bukan bahasa Arab. Implikasi dari perbedaan penulisan ini, banyak kosa-kata yang berasal dari serapan bahasa Arab penulisannya berbeda dari bentuk aslinya. Perbedaan penulisan ini menyebabkan banyak kesalahan dalam menulis, nama sendiri, nama jalan, nama instansi, nama gedung, dan kosa-kata lainnya yang berasal dari bahasa Arab. Akibat dari kesalahan tersebut tidak hanya salah dalam penulisan kaidah, namun juga dapat merubah makna ketika dibaca. Jika hal ini tidak dikaji ulang, maka akan menyulitkan dalam pengajaran, pemahaman, dan penulisan Arab Melayu.

Writing can be said as an activity that forms symbols. But writing is more than producing graphic symbols, just as speaking is defined not only as the production of sound. These symbols must be arranged, according to certain conventions, to form words and words arranged to form sentences. The ability to write is not an ability that can be obtained automatically. The aim of teaching Arabic-Malay writing is to recognize, train, and develop the ability to understand and carry out how to read and write properly and correctly according to Arabic-Malay regulations, as well as express simple ideas or impressions orally and in writing. In conducting this research the authors used a type of quantitative research. In this study the data collection method was carried out by testing the ability to write Malay Arabic words in the questionnaire given. After conducting research on the ability to write Malay Arabic words for students in grade 4a at SD Negeri 148 Pekanbaru, it was found that the students in grade 4a at SD Negeri 148 Pekanbaru as a whole had the ability to write Malay Arabic words in the low category with a percentage of 18.62%. In two-syllable Malay Arabic words, students in grade 4a SD Negeri 148 have a low ability category with a percentage of 7.93% and for Malay Arabic words with more than two syllables are also in the low category with a percentage of 19.31%. This proves that students do not understand how to write Arabic Malay words in two or more syllables.