Understanding the Cause and Ways to Combat It in Light of the Quranic Project of Leader/Hussein bin Badr al-Din al-Houthi (may God be pleased with him

Abstract

This research seeks to explore the Quranic vision of combating corruption, as presented by the martyr leader Hussein al-Houthi, which combines the religious reform dimension with the Yemeni political reality, while bridging a research gap regarding the absence of studies linking the Islamic perspective to contemporary institutional corruption. The research relied on the analytical approach of (47 documents) (lectures) of the Martyr Leader, in which the term “corruption” was mentioned (92 times), classified according to semantic contexts: definition, types, causes, effects, and mechanisms of combating it. The results showed that corruption, in the Quranic vision of the Martyr Leader, is not merely a financial or administrative phenomenon, but rather a "complex phenomenon" encompassing: the ideological dimension, such as questioning Islamic identity and imposing Western values; the structural dimension, such as elite alliances with foreign powers to deplete resources; and the cultural dimension, such as the normalization of bribery as a "social norm." The results revealed three main factors of corruption: external factors: foreign interference, economic hegemony, and dependence on the global order; internal factors: the absence of implementation of Islamic law, corruption among ruling elites, and weak governance; and cultural and moral factors: Westernization, the collapse of religious identity, and weak Quranic awareness. The results also demonstrated the effects and consequences of corruption, including: God's wrath and punishment in this world and the hereafter, the disintegration of family ties, the spread of crime and poverty, the loss of legitimacy, the collapse of state institutions, the destruction of resources, and the decline of development. The Qur'anic vision for combating corruption was represented by reactivating the Qur'anic project, achieving social justice, resisting external hegemony, punishing corruptors, promoting transparency, and engaging society in accountability