Most Arab countries throughout the Middle East have developed distinct methods for brewing and preparing coffee.

A translation of Al-Jaziri's manuscript[13] traces the spread of coffee from Arabia Felix (the present day Yemen) northward to Mecca and Medina, and then to the larger cities of Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, and Constantinople.

[14] However, these bans were to be overturned in 1524 by an order of the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Suleiman I, with Grand Mufti Mehmet Ebussuud el-İmadi issuing a fatwa allowing the consumption of coffee.

[15] In Cairo, Egypt, a similar ban was instituted in 1532, and the coffeehouses and warehouses containing coffee beans were sacked.

[17] Traditionally, it is roasted on the premises (at home or for special occasions), ground, brewed and served in front of guests.

Sometimes, the coffee is moved to a larger and more beautiful pour pitcher to serve in front of the guests, called Dallah.

[19]Light roasting is the common method in Saudi Arabia, especially in the Najd and Hejaz regions which gives the coffee its golden / blonde color.

It is served in homes, and in good restaurants by specially clad waiters called gahwaji, and it is almost always accompanied with dates.

It is always offered with the compliments of the house.The hot beverage that Arabs consume is coffee – served in the morning and throughout the day.

The coffee is then poured directly from the "rakwe" into a small cup that is usually adorned with a decorative pattern, known as a finjān.

[27] [29] Arabic coffee is much more than just a drink in Jordan – it is a traditional sign of respect and a way to bring people together.

Providing coffee (and tea) to guests is a large part of the intimate hospitality of the Hashemite Kingdom.

While the national drink of Morocco is gunpowder green tea brewed with fresh mint and espresso is very popular, Arabic coffee is also widely consumed, especially on formal occasions.

It is often made with the purpose of conducting a business deal and welcoming someone into one's home for the first time, and frequently served at weddings and on important occasions.

Much of the popularization of coffee is due to its cultivation in the Arab world, beginning in what is now Yemen, by Sufi monks in the 15th century.

[31] Coffeehouses, qahwa قَهوة in Modern Standard Arabic, became "Schools of the Wise" as they developed into places of intellectual discussion, in addition to centers of relaxation and comradery.

[33] Traditional Arab coffeehouses are places where mostly men meet to socialize over games, coffee, and water pipes (shisha or argille).

The reader will then interpret the patterns formed by the thick residue on the inside of the cup looking for symbols and letters.

[37][38] Arabic funerals gather families and extended relatives, who drink bitter and unsweetened coffee and recount the life and characteristics of the deceased.