Attempts of jurists and preachers in combating corruption in the fourth Abbasid era

Abstract

The historical studies on the events of the fourth Abbasid era have been diverse and exhaustive, but in actuality, they have not covered all of these events, particularly those of state administration. Financial and administrative corruption is one of the most significant social and economic problems. As a result of the growth of this phenomenon, it provides a clear picture of the disintegration of Islamic society and the administrative and financial apparatus throughout the Seljuk era. Despite the seriousness of the situation and the key role that the subject of "The Administrative and Monetary Corruption in Iraq during the Fourth Abbasid Era." played in the history of the country, this debate continues. The research put light on everything that many other academics forgot to explore when looking into similar problems, and it showed the most important forms and types of administrative and financial corruption, as well as the most prominent effects and measures to resist them. The topic is significant not just because there is not much genuine academic research that has been conducted on it, but also because of the relevance it has historically. The purpose of the study is to determine the most significant factors that contributed to administrative and financial corruption during that era. The objective of the research is to contribute to the historical and Islamic library by conducting a realistic study of the facts in an unbiased manner, free of embellishment or distortion. In this study, the researcher employed the historical-analytical methodology by studying historical writings given by sources and books during the Abbasid era. Those texts made unambiguous reference to the phenomena of administrative and financial corruption, its most significant manifestations, and its most notable outcomes and repercussions. The analysis demonstrated that some state-level senior officials and senior statesmen had engaged in administrative and financial corruption by abusing the rights of the public with public funds. According to the findings of the study, several variables contributed to the expansion of the phenomena of corruption in the state. One of these elements is the rise of weak caliphs who were weighed down by the weight of Seljuk's power. In addition, they do not have any advantages for leadership, not to mention the absence of religious scruples, the indulgence of the caliphs with immorality, immorality, and vice, and dependence on ministers in the management of state affairs. All of these factors contribute to the fact that they lack any advantages for leadership.