Zawjni
Halal Matchmaking for Muslim Marriage
Arabic-first, marriage-intent only. Religious filters, verified profiles, and a respectful tone — built for Muslims who are serious about finding a spouse, not casual dating.
ابحث عن شريك حياتك — Find your life partner.
Zawjni (زوجني — Arabic for "marry me off / find me a spouse") is a serious Arabic-language matchmaking platform built for Muslims looking for marriage (zawaj). It combines the modern UX of contemporary matrimonial apps with deep religious filters (sect, prayer frequency, hijab and beard style), gender-aware fields, marriage-timeline prompts, and Arabic-first design. Zawjni is built and operated by Jorbox LLC, an independent product company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 2017 — and serves over 34,000 members across the Arab world and the Arab diaspora.
- 34K+
- members
- AR / EN
- languages
- 2017
- launched
- 1K+
- active conversations
- 20+
- countries served
- Halal
- by design
Zawjni is for marriage, not casual dating
Most matchmaking platforms today are dating apps with a religious skin painted on top. Zawjni was built the other way — marriage intent first, modern UX second. Every product decision, from the profile prompts to the anti-spam guardrails to the tone of the copy, is shaped by the assumption that members are here to find a spouse.
Marriage-timeline prompts
Profiles include a marriage-timeline field — within six months, within one year, one to two years, or longer. Members self-select for compatibility on intent before a single message is exchanged.
Religious commitment is a first-class filter
Sect (Sunni / Shia / Just Muslim), prayer frequency (five times daily / mostly / sometimes / rarely / never), and overall religious commitment level are core filters — not buried under "preferences."
Gender-aware appearance fields
Hijab style (full / partial / niqab / no) for women, beard style (full / trimmed / clean-shaven) for men. These are not gimmicks — they are how Muslim members actually describe themselves and look for compatibility.
Respectful tone in every screen
Copy across the platform avoids "dating," "matches," "swipe right." It uses "spouse," "halal," "sincere," "marriage," "intentional." The default greeting framing is the Islamic one: السلام عليكم.
Anti-spam guardrails 5x more aggressive than dating apps
Seven-layer anti-spam — burst limits, new-account ceilings, pacing cooldowns, block-rate auto-shadow-ban, report-rate auto-freeze, content filtering, and shadow-ban enforcement. Designed so that women never feel flooded with unsolicited approaches.
Daily match digest, not real-time spam
When two members match, the notification arrives in a daily digest email — a curated moment, not a notification spam stream. Reduces app fatigue and respects the seriousness of matchmaking.
Casual dating apps vs Zawjni
How marriage-intent matchmaking differs from casual dating, point by point. The differences are not surface-level — they shape the entire product.
| Feature | Casual dating apps | Zawjni |
|---|---|---|
| Default mindset | Casual / serial dating | Marriage intent (zawaj) |
| Profile prompts | Hobbies, fun questions | Marriage timeline, children plans, religious commitment |
| Religious filters | A "religiosity" slider, maybe | Sect + prayer frequency + commitment + hijab/beard |
| Tone of copy | Playful, flirty, casual | Sincere, respectful, intentional |
| Default language | English-first | Arabic-first (RTL native, not translated) |
| Gender-aware appearance | Generic | Hijab style, beard style — gender-locked |
| Anti-spam aggressiveness | Light | Seven-layer guardrails |
| Match notifications | Real-time push spam | Daily digest email — a curated moment |
| Photo cap | 15+ photos | 7 — enough to show personality, few enough to stay focused |
| Username changes | Allowed | Permanent — prevents impersonation |
What makes Zawjni culturally fluent
Most "Muslim dating" apps were built in the West and translated into Arabic. Zawjni was built Arabic-first, by people who understand the audience and its values from the inside.
Arabic-first interface
Right-to-left layout native, not retrofitted. Tajawal for body, Cairo for display — the two best-supported Arabic typefaces for screen readability. Arabic numeral option for members who prefer it.
Cities prioritize Arab nations
The country and city dropdowns surface Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, and the rest of the Arab world first — not buried alphabetically below 195 unrelated countries.
Religious commitment as a core filter
Sect, prayer frequency, hijab and beard style, and overall religious commitment are not "advanced" filters hidden behind a paywall. They are first-class fields, free to use, central to the matching logic.
Diaspora-aware
Roughly half of active members live in the Arab diaspora — the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia. Filters let you find partners in your country or willing to relocate to yours.
Respectful framing throughout
Default greetings assume polite Islamic openings. Tone in error messages, emails, onboarding, and notifications is calm and intentional — never casual or jokey.
Sharia-compliant approach
Data handling, refunds, content moderation, and visibility controls are designed to respect Islamic values around modesty, privacy, and intentionality. Photos are user-controlled, conversations are private, and reporting is one-click.
What Zawjni includes
Everything a Muslim member needs to find a serious partner — modern UX, deep filters, privacy controls.
Profile
- Identity fields — first name, age, city, country, gender, username
- Profile photo, cover photo, photo gallery (up to 7 photos)
- Free-text "about me" bio
- Specs grouped by theme — Basics, Lifestyle, Faith & Work, Religious values, Marriage intent
- Gender-locked appearance — hijab style for women, beard style for men
- Profile completion meter — weighted scoring, gentle nudge to complete
- Verified blue badge — manual selfie review by admin team
Discovery
- Two view modes — Grid (Muzz-style) and Swipe (Tinder-style stack)
- Filters — gender, age range, country, distance, sect, prayer frequency, willing to relocate
- Always-visible filter chips at the top of the find page
- Smart matching default — opposite gender unless explicitly changed
- Premium filters — advanced sect/religion combinations, minimum-religious-commitment thresholds
Matching & messaging
- Mutual-match messaging for free members
- Premium members can message anyone — no mutual match required
- Full-screen match popup with confetti and Arabic + English headline
- Real-time chat with online status, typing indicators, read receipts
- 30 likes per day on the free plan (anti-spam ceiling)
- Unlimited likes and 3 super-likes per day on Premium
- See-who-liked-you — Premium-only (free members see a count and blurred preview)
Privacy & safety
- Incognito browsing mode (Premium-only)
- Granular visibility controls — show profile to everyone, or only to people I have liked
- Block — bidirectional, hides both profiles from each other's feeds
- Report — fake profile, inappropriate photos, harassment, underage, spam, other
- Soft account deletion with 30-day grace period — reactivate any time within the window
- Photos automatically removed at permanent deletion
Identity verification
- Optional selfie verification through phone camera
- Manual admin review against the profile picture
- Permanent blue verified badge on approval
- Selfie deleted immediately after admin review (privacy)
- Verified profiles surface higher in the feed
Anti-spam (seven layers)
- Burst limit — max 30 messages/min per sender
- New-account ceiling — first 7 days, max 5 active conversations
- Pacing cooldown — 24h cooldown after 10 unanswered messages
- Block-rate auto-shadow-ban — 3+ blocks in 7 days
- Report-rate auto-freeze — 3+ reports in 30 days, account frozen pending review
- Content filter — strips URLs, phone numbers, and email addresses from outgoing messages
- Shadow-ban enforcement — message persists for admin audit but is not delivered
Settings & language
- Bilingual AR / EN — full UI in Arabic with RTL or English with LTR
- Looking-for setting — male, female, or both
- Visibility — show profile to everyone or only to liked members
- Theme — light, dark, or system auto
- Notification preferences — email digests, real-time chat alerts, etc.
How to find a serious match on Zawjni
Six steps from registration to a real conversation. Free for the entire flow — Premium is optional and unlocks deeper search and unmatched messaging once you are sure Zawjni is the right fit.
- 01
Sign up free with email or Google
Visit zawjni.com and register with a magic-link email or Google sign-in. No password to forget. No credit card. Email verification confirms you are a real person.
- 02
Complete your profile
Add basics (name, age, city, country), upload up to seven photos, write a short "about me," and fill in religious values (sect, prayer frequency, hijab or beard style). Profile completion meter shows progress.
- 03
Set marriage criteria
Specify what you are looking for — gender, age range, country, distance, sect, prayer frequency, willing-to-relocate. Set your own marriage timeline (within six months / one year / one to two years / longer).
- 04
Browse matches
Switch between Grid view (Muzz-style cards) and Swipe view (Tinder-style stack). Like profiles you find compatible. Free plan allows up to 30 likes per day.
- 05
Match and start a conversation
When two members like each other, a full-screen match popup confirms. Open the chat and start a conversation. Free members can message anyone they have matched with; Premium can message anyone.
- 06
Verify your identity (optional, recommended)
Submit one selfie through the in-app camera. Admin reviews against your profile picture. Approved members get a permanent blue verified badge — verified profiles surface higher and stand out.
Communities served by Zawjni
Zawjni serves Arabs and Arabic-speaking Muslims globally. Filters and cultural details adapt to where you are.
Saudi Arabia & GCC
Strong member base across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. Filters include city-level granularity, sect, and willingness to relocate within the GCC.
Egypt
One of the largest single-country member bases. Profiles often specify governorate (Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, etc.) and education level alongside religious commitment.
Levant — Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria
Strong cross-border interest among diaspora Levantine families. Hijab and beard style fields are widely used; sect filtering matters more here than in some other regions.
North Africa — Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Members in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, with frequent diaspora connections to France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Bilingual AR/EN works alongside French naturally for North African members.
Iraq
Active member community across Iraqi cities and the Iraqi diaspora. Sect filtering (Sunni / Shia / Just Muslim) is widely respected and used.
Arab diaspora — North America
Significant member presence in the United States and Canada — second-generation Arab Muslims looking for partners with shared cultural background. Willing-to-relocate filter is widely used here.
Arab diaspora — Europe
Members across the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Many use Zawjni alongside family-arranged introductions to widen the pool while respecting traditional expectations.
Arab diaspora — Australia & elsewhere
Smaller but growing communities in Australia, New Zealand, and the Gulf-tied South Asian diaspora. Willing-to-relocate is the most-used filter.
Privacy, safety, and integrity
Privacy and safety are not bolted on. They shape the product from the first screen — and the brief itself was shaped by what Muslim members, particularly women, said they needed.
Granular visibility controls
Choose to show your profile to everyone or only to members you have liked. Switch between modes anytime. Premium members can browse incognito — viewing profiles without showing up in their visitor list.
Identity verification
Optional one-selfie verification, reviewed manually by the admin team. Approved members get a permanent blue badge. Selfies are deleted immediately after review — never retained.
Photo moderation
Every uploaded photo passes through automated screening and manual review before going live. Photos that violate community standards are removed before being shown to anyone.
One-click reporting
Report fake profile, inappropriate photos, harassment, underage account, spam, or other concerns. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Reported accounts can be auto-frozen if a threshold is reached.
Bidirectional blocking
Blocking hides both profiles from each other completely — no notifications, no messages, no chance of recurring contact.
Anti-spam guardrails
Seven-layer protection against spam and harassment — burst limits, new-account ceilings, pacing cooldowns, block-rate auto-shadow-ban, report-rate auto-freeze, content filtering, and shadow-ban enforcement. Designed so that women in particular never feel flooded.
30-day deletion grace period
Account deletion is reversible for 30 days. Many members delete in frustration and want to come back; one click reactivates the account. After the grace window, deletion is permanent — including photo removal from storage.
Data privacy
Data is never sold or shared with third parties. Encrypted in transit and at rest. GDPR-compliant for EU members. Email verification or Google sign-in plus optional selfie verification eliminates 99% of fakes.
Zawjni pricing
Free is fully usable — registration, browsing, mutual-match messaging, and 30 likes per day. Premium unlocks unlimited messaging, see-who-liked-you, advanced filters, and incognito browsing.
- Free
- $0
- forever
- Full registration · profile · browsing · mutual-match messaging · 30 likes/day · daily match digest
- Premium Monthly
- $9.99
- per month
- Unlimited likes · super-likes (3/day) · message anyone · see who liked you · advanced filters · incognito · ad-free · priority support
- Premium Yearly
- $99.99
- per year (≈$8.33/mo · saves 17%)
- Same as Premium Monthly · best value · most popular
30-day money-back guarantee on all Premium plans. No questions asked.
Zawjni vs other matchmaking platforms
How Zawjni compares to the most-searched alternatives. The short version: most apps are either casual-dating apps with religious skin, or matrimonial sites with dated UX. Zawjni is built marriage-first with modern UX.
Muzz casts a wider Western-Muslim net with a "religiosity" slider. Zawjni goes deeper — sect, prayer frequency, hijab and beard, marriage timeline — and is Arabic-first rather than Arabic-translated. More serious in tone, less playful in copy.
Muslima has been around for years but the UX feels dated and pages are slow. Zawjni runs on Cloudflare's global edge — faster page loads worldwide — with a real swipe stack, mobile-first design, and modern verification flow.
Salams targets the broader Western-Muslim audience. Zawjni is Arab-Muslim-focused — more cultural fields (relocation, living arrangement), Arabic-first interface, sect-level filtering, and a clearer free-to-Premium ladder without aggressive monetization.
Mainstream dating apps are not designed for marriage intent. They lack religious filters, gender-aware appearance fields, and culturally appropriate tone. They also have lighter anti-spam — Zawjni's seven-layer guardrails are roughly 5× more aggressive against unsolicited approaches.
Traditional family-arranged introductions remain the most respected path for many Muslim families. Zawjni is not a replacement — it extends the same network logic across countries while preserving the family-first values. Many members use Zawjni alongside traditional introductions to widen the pool.
Zawjni FAQ
26 of the most common questions about Zawjni, halal matchmaking, the free plan, Premium, identity verification, and safety.
- 01
Yes. Registration, profile creation, browsing, mutual-match messaging, and the daily match digest are all free, forever. Premium unlocks unlimited messaging, see-who-liked-you, advanced filters, and incognito browsing — but is never required.
- 02
No. Zawjni is a matchmaking platform built specifically for Muslims who are looking for marriage (zawaj). Profile prompts, filters, tone of copy, and anti-spam guardrails are all designed around marriage intent rather than casual dating.
- 03
Zawjni is built specifically for Muslims looking for marriage and follows Islamic values throughout. Members are encouraged toward serious intent through marriage-timeline filters and religious-commitment fields. Conversations are private, photos are user-controlled, communication respects modesty, and refund and content-moderation policies follow a Sharia-compliant approach.
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Yes. The platform is built for Muslims looking for marriage. Sect filters (Sunni / Shia / Just Muslim), prayer frequency, hijab and beard style, and overall religious-commitment fields presume a Muslim audience.
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No. Roughly half of active members live in the Arab diaspora — the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia. Filters let you find partners in your country or willing to relocate to yours.
- 06
Three layers. First, every account requires email verification or Google sign-in at registration. Second, every uploaded photo passes through automated screening and manual review before going live. Third, optional selfie verification — reviewed manually by the admin team — earns a permanent blue badge. Accounts that get reported by three or more members in 30 days are auto-frozen pending review.
- 07
Submit one selfie through the in-app camera. The admin team reviews it against your profile picture. Approved members get a permanent blue verified badge — and the selfie is deleted immediately after review. Rejected attempts have a 24-hour cooldown before resubmission. Verified profiles surface higher in the feed.
- 08
Mutual-match messaging prevents unsolicited approaches — a major complaint on legacy matrimonial platforms. It respects members (especially women) who do not want to receive cold messages from strangers. Premium subscribers can message anyone because subscribing demonstrates commitment.
- 09
Seven layers. Burst limit (max 30 messages per minute), new-account ceiling (max 5 active conversations in the first 7 days), pacing cooldown (24-hour timeout after 10 unanswered messages), block-rate auto-shadow-ban (3+ blocks in 7 days), report-rate auto-freeze (3+ reports in 30 days), content filter (strips URLs, phone numbers, and email addresses from outgoing messages), and shadow-ban enforcement (messages persist for admin audit but are not delivered).
- 10
Yes, anytime, from Settings. Deletion is a 30-day soft-delete — the account is hidden immediately and permanently deleted after 30 days. You can reactivate within those 30 days with one click. After 30 days, deletion is permanent and photos are removed from storage.
- 11
Photos are removed from storage at the moment of permanent deletion (after the 30-day grace period). Selfies submitted for verification are deleted immediately after admin review.
- 12
The Zawjni web app is fully responsive and installable as a Progressive Web App (Add to Home Screen on iOS or Android). A native mobile app is on the roadmap but not yet released.
- 13
Arabic and English. The Arabic interface is RTL-native — built Arabic-first, not retrofitted from English. Members can write profiles in either language.
- 14
When two members match, the notification arrives in a daily digest email at a fixed time — not as real-time push spam. The email lists your new matches with the top five highlighted. The digest format reduces app fatigue and respects the seriousness of matchmaking.
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A super-like signals stronger interest than a regular like. Super-likes appear with a gold accent at the top of the recipient's discovery feed. Free members do not have super-likes; Premium members get three per day.
- 16
Yes — Premium members can enable incognito mode and browse profiles without appearing in their visitor lists. Free members are visible in visitor lists when they view profiles.
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Because Muslim members actually describe themselves and their preferences using these markers. They are not gimmicks — they are how compatibility is communicated within the audience. Hijab style is shown only on women's profiles, beard style only on men's.
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Because compatibility on religious commitment is one of the strongest predictors of a successful Muslim marriage. Sect, prayer frequency, and overall commitment level are filters members use heavily — making them prominent reduces mismatches and saves everyone time.
- 19
Yes. Profiles include a relationship-status field with options for single, divorced, widowed, and separated. Filters let members include or exclude any of these. The Arab Muslim audience for matchmaking includes substantial numbers of divorced and widowed members looking for second marriages.
- 20
The looking-for setting allows male, female, or both. The default behavior is opposite-gender (men see women, women see men) unless explicitly changed. Most Arab Muslim members prefer the strictly opposite-gender feed and the platform respects that default.
- 21
Reports are reviewed within 24 hours by the admin team. Reasons available include fake profile, inappropriate photos, harassment, underage, spam, and other. Accounts that accumulate three or more reports in 30 days are auto-frozen pending admin review.
- 22
Yes. Blocking is bidirectional — both profiles disappear from each other's feeds and messaging is prevented. Blocks are silent (the blocked member is not notified). Blocking takes effect immediately.
- 23
Zawjni has been operating since 2017 — over seven years and counting. It is built and maintained by the same team at Jorbox LLC, with no acquirer, no exit timeline, and no investor pressure to wind down or pivot.
- 24
Both unlock the same features — unlimited messaging, see-who-liked-you, advanced filters, super-likes (3/day), incognito browsing, ad-free experience, priority support. Premium Yearly costs $99.99 ($8.33/month average) versus $9.99/month for Monthly — a 17% saving for committing to the year.
- 25
Yes — 30 days, no questions asked, on all Premium plans. If Zawjni is not the right fit, ask for a refund within the first 30 days of your subscription.
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Zawjni is built and operated by Jorbox LLC, an independent product company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2012 by Ahmad Tayyem. The same team has shipped and supported the product since 2017 — there is no outsourced ops team.
Is Zawjni really free?
Is Zawjni a dating app?
Is Zawjni Sharia-compliant?
Is Zawjni only for Muslims?
Do I need to be in the Arab world to join?
How are fake profiles prevented?
How does identity verification work?
Why do I need to match before messaging on the free plan?
How does the anti-spam system work?
Can I delete my account?
What happens to my photos if I delete?
Is there a mobile app?
What languages does Zawjni support?
How does the daily match digest work?
What is a super-like?
Can I browse without being seen?
Why does Zawjni ask about hijab or beard style?
Why does Zawjni ask about religious commitment?
Do divorced or widowed people use Zawjni?
Can men and women search outside their gender?
What happens if I report someone?
Can I block someone?
How long has Zawjni been around?
What is the difference between Premium Monthly and Premium Yearly?
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Who built Zawjni?
Find your life partner.
ابحث عن شريك حياتك
Free to register, free to browse, free to match. Premium adds unlimited messaging and incognito browsing — never required.
Zawjni is built and operated by Jorbox LLC, an independent product company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2012 by Ahmad Tayyem.