Teaching Arabic language and literature in Malaysia is growing rapidly and across all levels of study. However, the problems are not yet fully explored. Weakness of student acquisition is always addressed by researchers. This content occurs because the teaching method still uses the old method, namely translation and teacher-centered learning. The purpose of this study is to present a language teaching strategy described by Ibn Khaldun and to see teachers performing to meet the needs of this strategy. In order to obtain the data, this study used qualitative methods that used interviews as an instruments for data acquisition. Eight excellent teachers were selected for this study. The findings show that Ibn Khaldun’s strategy is divided into three parts, gathering, strengthening and application. The practice of excellent teachers meets the requirements of this strategy. This study proposes to stakeholders to adapt this strategy in teaching Arabic to fit the requirements of PAK-21. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2020.