A Muslim marriage app built for Muslims in the UK.
Britain's Muslim community is one of the most diverse in the world — South Asian, Arab, Somali, Turkish, North African, and a fast-growing convert community, often across two or three generations in the same family. Zawaj is part of that community's search for marriage.
Between biraderi and the app store.
For a lot of British Muslim families, especially South Asian ones, marriage has traditionally run through biraderi and community networks — introductions made by aunties, family friends, or the local mosque community. That system still matters to many families, but it doesn't always reach the people who need it: second and third-generation British Muslims who are busy, spread across different cities, or simply outside their parents' immediate network.
Apps like Zawaj haven't replaced that system so much as extended it — giving you a wider pool of genuinely serious people to consider, while still leaving room to involve your family exactly the way you always would. Many members treat Zawaj as a starting point, then bring in a wali or parent once a conversation is going somewhere.
Built around how British Muslims actually search.
Filters that reflect real diversity
Search by practice, background, and sect — useful in a community as varied as the UK's.
Room for family, on your terms
Bring a parent or wali in whenever feels right — see our guide on involving your wali.
A genuinely national community
From London and Birmingham to Manchester, Bradford, and beyond — 50,000+ members across the UK and worldwide.
Single, divorced, or widowed?
See our dedicated page for Muslim women in the UK — including guidance for starting a search again after divorce or the loss of a husband.
Not sure where to begin?
Read how Zawaj works or our guide to finding a spouse the halal way.
Join Muslims across the UK searching with intention.
Download Zawaj free — available across the UK.
