The Azhar appealed to all Egyptians to vote in the upcoming referendum over the Constitution in accordance with their religious and national conscience, calling this a “national duty”. In a speech yesterday, the Azhar called for the referendum to be carried out peacefully and for the avoidance of all forms of violence and efforts to influence the voting process, in order to ensure that people are able to express their free will and personal choices, saying that attempts to influence public opinion are harām.