The former Grand Mufti of Egypt and member of the Council of Senior Scholars at Al-Azhar, Sheikh ‘Alī Gomʿa, answered a question from one of the youths: "If a Christian dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" Gomʿa said, "This is something that should be discussed within the Christian faith - whether someone who dies for the cause of the country goes to Heaven or not. I’m specialized in the Islamic religion, and I ask you to research and look into it."