Sheikh Salih bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, has underlined the importance of spreading knowledge and clarification of facts as well as understanding the purposes of the Islamic Shariah. "It is an essential matter to understand Islam so as to worship Allah Almighty properly", he said while delivering a lecture at the officers club here last night under the title of 'Moderation and its impact on the life of the Muslims'. "Earlier the Muslim society was not in need to speak about moderation because the phenomenon of extremism was unknown", he added, noting that the Muslim society did not also know the phenomenon of westernization and demoralization. Al Al-sheikh said it would be better to behave in a moderate manner and to keep away from extremism. He noted that proper understanding of Islam will lead to moderation because the Holy Quran and Sunnah (the Prophet's teachings) advocate moderation. "As Allah Almighty wanted this nation to become a moderate nation, then those who opt for the path of extremism will either disappear or shrink", he said, noting that moderation is the most important factor for the survival of the Muslim nation. --MORE