The Azwaj Blog

Guidance for a blessed search

Reflections and practical advice on marriage, family, and finding your other half the halal way.

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What WhatsApp Does With a Biodata After You Press Send

Which setting to change before you send, why a PDF beats a screenshot, and what view once, disappearing messages and delete for everyone really do. Most of them do a good deal less than their names suggest.

Team Azwaj · 30 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
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100+ Questions to Ask Before Nikah: A Practical Checklist

What should you actually ask before saying yes to a rishta? 102 questions across deen, character, family, money, children, health and the hard ones, with a free printable PDF checklist.

Team Azwaj · 27 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
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How to Share a Marriage Biodata Privately

A biodata forwarded into a rishta group belongs to the group. Here is what to leave off the page, what to share only when a proposal turns serious, and how to keep some control over where it travels.

Team Azwaj · 20 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
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Building a Home of Mercy: How to Strengthen Your Married Life in Islam

Practical, Prophetic guidance for couples who want more than a marriage that survives, habits of mercy, gratitude, forgiveness and shared worship that help a home flourish.

Team Azwaj · 6 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
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How to Write a Marriage Biodata (With a Free Template)

Writing your marriage biodata? A simple, respectful guide for practising Muslims: what to include, what to leave out, plus a free copy-paste biodata template you can use today.

Team Azwaj · 25 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
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Muslim Marriage App vs Dating App: What's the Real Difference?

Muslim marriage app or dating app, same thing? Not at all. The real difference in intention, privacy, family and where it leads, and how to pick one that fits your deen.

Team Azwaj · 25 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
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Is Using a Matrimony App Halal? A Practising Muslim's Guide

Is it halal to use a matrimony or marriage app to find a spouse? An honest, evidence-based guide for practising Muslims, how to search online with your deen, modesty, family and intention intact.

Team Azwaj · 25 Jul 2026 · 3 min read
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Taking advice from your wife

Consulting your wife is not a loss of authority, it is the Sunnah. A reflection on the Prophet ﷺ, Umm Salama at Hudaybiyyah, and the quiet strength in valuing her counsel.

Team Azwaj · 22 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
Our Story

Why we built Azwaj

Marriage is half of faith, so why did finding a spouse feel so unlike our deen? That question is where Azwaj began.

Team Azwaj · 21 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
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Starting your rishta search the halal way

A gentle, practical guide to beginning your search for a spouse with sincerity, family, and patience, the way that invites blessing.

Team Azwaj · 19 Jul 2026 · 2 min read
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Involving your Wali: why family belongs at the centre

The Wali is not a formality at the finish line, the family is meant to walk with you. Here is why, and how Azwaj is designed around it.

Team Azwaj · 17 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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