2020 International Maturidi Conference
| 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 2020 International Maturidi Conference was an international scientific-practical conference held over three days, from 3 to 5 March 2020, in the city of Samarkand and 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).
The conference was sponsored by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and 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 was to further study Imam Maturidi's scientific heritage, to reveal the essence of the teachings of Maturidiyya against destructive sects, the promotion of the Uzbekistan's contribution to Islamic civilization, and shedding light on the scientific legacy of scholars from Transoxiana.
The participants at the conference discussed certain issues related to Islam and Muslims, including teachings of Maturidiyya and modernity, and preservation and development of religious values in the modern state.