2020 International Maturidi Conference
The 2020 International Maturidi Conference was an international scientific-practical conference, sponsored by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held over three days, from 3 to 5 March 2020, in the city of Samarkand under the title of "Imam Abu Mansur Maturidi and the Teachings of Maturidiyya: The Past and the Present" (Arabic: الإمام أبو منصور الماتريدي والتعاليم الماتريدية: التاريخ والحاضر).
| Native name | Imom Abu Mansur Moturidiy va moturidiya ta'limoti: o‘tmish va bugun |
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| Date | 3–5 March 2020 |
| Location | Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Also known as | Imam Maturidi Conference in Uzbekistan |
| Previous event | 2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny 2017 International Maturidi Kalam Conference |
The conference was organized jointly with the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center (IBISRC), the Center for Islamic Civilization, the Muslims Board of Uzbekistan, the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, and the Egyptian Al-Azhar Complex.
The main purpose of the conference is to further study of Imam Maturidi's scientific heritage, to reveal the essence of the teachings of Maturidiyya against destructive sects, throughout the world promotion of the invaluable contribution to Islamic civilization of Uzbekistan as the "Country of Great Scholars", and shedding light on the scientific and civilizational legacy of scholars from Transoxiana.
The participants at the conference discussed some issues related to Islam and Muslims, such as:
- Teachings of Maturidiyya and modernity.
- Preservation and development of religious values in the modern state.