The al-Azhar conference hall hosted ceremonies to congratulate the winners of the “Heritage of Imām al-Māturīdī” research contest. The ceremony was attended by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, as well as leaders from various research organizations. The contest was implemented with the help of the Republic of Uzbekistan and sought to raise awareness about the humanist values of tolerance found in the work of the Māturīdī scholars and to strengthen the means to combat extremist ideologies.