Zain was born in 1974 in Pretoria,
South Africa where he started singing from a young age,
though entertaining family and friends was as far as
he went. In 1994, Zain entered a singing competition
on a local radio station. From thousands of entries
he won the competition. This success led to his first
album 'A Way of Life' (1994).
It soon became a rousing success amongst the South African
Muslim community.
Thus came 'Praise to the Prophet (saw)' (1996), followed
at yearly intervals by 'Fortunate is He' (1997) and
'The Journey' (1998).
covering
a spectrum of subjects that range
from struggles in everyday life
to the utter joy of a wedding
to various aspects that invoke
a powerful consciousness of the
Almighty.
