Learning Arabic is more dominant as a skill than a Science. The learners’ goals are
able to use Arabic both spoken and written well and correctly. While HOTS is more
dominant in requiring learners to think integrally. Therefore, it is important to consider
the extent to which the Ministerial Regulation accommodates HOTS through a study
of the basic competence of Arabic contained in it. This study is a literature review of
the basic competence of Arabic in the Decree of the Minister of Religion (KMA)
number 183 in 2019 in HOTS perspective. The object of this study is the basic
competence of Arabic in KMA 183 in 2019. The result shows the basic competence of
Arabic in KMA 183 in 2019 to accommodate the ability in higher order thinking such
as problem solving, critical thinking, and reasoning. While the Basic Competence in
KMA didn’t achieve creative thinking and decision making