Tobacco and smoke, a religious and social issue in Morocco at the beginning of the 17th century

Abstract

This historical study concerns a social phenomenon known to Morocco at the
beginning of the second millennium by the Islamic calendar, the phenomenon of the use of
tobacco herb to improve human temperament, medication, etc . And we will try to
introduce this plant and its relation to the social pests that emerged in the Maghreb in the
17th century, through Moroccan sources. And the article also discusses approaches
regarding the date of entry into Morocco and its spread among the general society,
scientists, rulers and slaves ..., How did the sources report and disagreed about the verdict?
And how did the public believe that it is a supernatural herb of wisdom, magic and
innumerable benefits? And also how do some of the scholars, Sufis and even ordinary
people notice their futility and meaningless? And all that is rumored are illusions, at the
same time afraid of some, and they thought it was the sign of the end of the world