The internationalization of Islamic education has significantly increased the participation of Indonesian Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in transnational educational, community service, and intercultural da'wah activities. This development positions santri not only as students but also as representatives of Islamic values and pesantren traditions in multicultural settings. Consequently, intercultural communication in da'wah requires communicators to balance social adaptation with the preservation of religious identity and normative Islamic principles. Existing studies on Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) primarily emphasize social adaptation and interpersonal acceptance, while the application of CAT in intercultural Islamic da'wah remains underexplored. This study aims to analyze the intercultural da'wah communication accommodation strategies employed by students of Pondok Pesantren Sunan Drajat Indonesia during educational and da'wah activities at Pondok Pesantren Pusat As-Solihin, Malaysia, and to develop the concept of Religious Selective Accommodation as an extension of Communication Accommodation Theory.
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