The Spirit of Islam in the Development of Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Concepts

The research was focused on two problems. First, what were the Islamic teachings promoting corruption-free governance? Second, what was the governance model making use of the basic principles of Islamic teachings (as reasoning background) as preventive efforts to eradicate corruption? The research was conducted in a qualitative method by applying library research. The primary data were collected from the Quran verses and the Hadith concerning lessons for governance and anti-corruption. The interpretive analysis was a thematic construal of the Quran and the Hadith into a viewpoint for either a concept or a model for the nation’s problem solving. There were two results of the research. First, through a study on the Quran and the Hadith, there were at least five principles obtained for good and corruption-free governance: at-taqwa (God-consciousness), al-adl (just), al-amanah (trust), al-mas’uliyah (responsibility), and al-imarah (governance). Second, a new governance model for good and anti-corruption governance. The model was subsequently developed into a list of recommended operational activities for realizing good and anti-corruption governance