Halal matrimony, worldwide
Marriage, without the scrolling.
You write one honest story about your life. Software reads it properly, finds the few people it genuinely fits, and introduces you. There is nothing here to browse, and there never will be.
- $9 to join, once. Less in most countries. Run by one person, not a company.
- $12 only in a calendar month where you and three different people both accept an introduction. Otherwise nothing.
- At least half the profit goes to charity. That half is a promise, and the figures are published.
One person runs Wifaqa today, and I am registering it as a small company so that payments can open properly. You will be told before anything opens.
- One story, once.Ten chapters, saved as you go, written at your own pace.
- Introductions on Fridays.Only when the fit holds up in both directions.
- A wali is present.Every woman has one in the conversation. Walis never pay.
How it works
Four steps, and only the first one is work.
Nothing happens to your story without you seeing it first, and you can stop at any stage and keep what you have written.
Step one
Write your story once
About ninety questions across ten chapters: your life, your prayer, your family, your work, and the things you cannot live with. It saves as you go, so you can put it down mid-sentence.
Step two
Have a matchmaker conversation
A short conversation that asks only about the parts that were unclear, then tells you in plain words what it understood. If it has you wrong, you correct it until it is right. Then your story is locked.
Step three
Introductions arrive on Fridays
Everyone is compared again during the week, and introductions go out on Friday, but only where the fit is strong in both directions. Some Fridays nothing arrives, because nothing was close enough.
Step four
A wali is present for women
Every woman names a wali, or another trusted Muslim adult. They accept an emailed invitation and can read the conversation whenever they like. Nobody is watching live.
What we don’t do
The parts everyone else sells, I left out.
- You cannot browse here. There is no grid of faces and nothing to scroll.
- You cannot message strangers, and none of them can message you.
- There are no compatibility percentages, no countdowns and no alerts saying somebody viewed you.
- There are no member numbers and no success stories, because I do not have honest ones yet.
What it costs
Two numbers, and where the rest of the money goes.
- Once, to join
- $9
- Paid once, when you are ready to begin. That is the price in higher-income countries, and it is lower where incomes are lower.
- A month with three introductions
- $12
- $12 only in a calendar month where you and three different people both accept an introduction. Otherwise nothing, and nothing renews on its own.
No refunds. Once your story has been read and matched, the computing has been paid for and the money is gone. Walis and other supervisors never pay anything.
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Every payment is an explicit checkout you start yourself. Nothing renews automatically and no card is kept on file for a future charge.
Prices shown in US dollars.
Half
Of every year’s profit, to registered charities. At least.
That half is a promise, not a hope, and the figures are published. The rest keeps Wifaqa running and growing.
Who is behind it
I’m Nihal. One person, one laptop.
I built this after my own search. You make a profile, you browse thousands of people, you message a few, most never reply, and slowly a thing that should feel hopeful starts to feel hopeless.
I am getting married soon, alhamdulillah, and I would like to spare other people the browsing and the silence that comes with it. So here you write once, carefully, and only serious introductions come back. Nobody is on display, so nobody has to compete for attention.
There is no company behind me and no investor waiting for growth. When something breaks, it is me who fixes it, usually the same day.
My dua is that everyone looking for marriage the halal way, and keeping themselves from the haram, is granted a righteous spouse whether they ever use Wifaqa or not.
Why any of this matters
وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَكُم مَّوَدَّةٗ وَرَحۡمَةً
“And He has placed between you compassion and mercy.”
Questions
The ones I get asked most.
Is it halal?
That is between you and someone qualified to answer it; I don’t give rulings. What I can tell you is how it is built: nothing to browse, no messaging strangers, a wali present for every woman, photos only after you both agree, and you can leave at any point.
Who reads my story?
No other member, ever. Software reads it, because that is what does the matching, and I only look myself if you or someone else reports a problem. What another member sees is the short introduction you approve first, and nothing beyond it.
Can my wali read a conversation?
Yes. He is inside the conversation and can read all of it whenever he chooses. Nobody is watching live.
Where is my data?
In one encrypted database that I run. It is never sold, and no model is ever trained on your story. You can export everything or delete your account whenever you like, and when you delete your account it really is deleted, not just hidden.
Why does it cost money?
Reading a ninety-question story costs real money in computing, and so do identity checks and servers. If it were free, the money would have to come from selling what members write, and I am not willing to do that.
What if nothing ever arrives?
Then nothing arrives. Nobody is sent to fill a quiet week, so a month with nothing in it means nothing fitted. You can pause, or leave and take your writing with you.
Ready when you are
Make an account, then take your time.
An account first, then your story at whatever pace your week allows, then introductions that come to you. Stop at any stage and everything you have written stays yours.
- No public profile, ever.
- No advertising trackers.
- Your answers are never sold.
- Photos stay private until you both agree.
- Delete your story or your account yourself, any time.
The full privacy notice names every service that touches your data.