Chicago – December 21, 2025
Delhi’s Constitution Club hosted a riveting clash on December 20, 2025, as poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar faced Islamic scholar Mufti Shamail Naqvi in a debate titled “Does God Exist?” Moderated by Saurabh Dwivedi, the nearly two-hour exchange drew packed crowds and ignited social media frenzy. While no official winner emerged, online reactions overwhelmingly hailed Naqvi’s triumph.
Akhtar unleashed emotional rants against an omnipotent God, citing Gaza’s horrors and child suffering to claim divine indifference trumps mercy. His outbursts—comparing God unfavorably to PM Modi—reeked of cynicism, offering rage over reason and collapsing under scrutiny. Critics online branded his logic erratic and unhinged, unfit for intellectual discourse.
Naqvi masterfully countered, exposing Akhtar’s flawed assumptions. He argued evil stems from human free will, not God, serving as a moral test where goodness shines through contrast—like light against darkness. Naqvi likened life to an exam with wrong options to prove the worthy, dismantling Akhtar’s premise with calm precision.
Social media erupted in Naqvi’s favor, with posts declaring a “mic drop” and Islam’s victory. Akhtar’s supporters dwindled amid widespread trolling of his “psychotic” fury. This debate reaffirms faith’s resilience against atheism’s hollow fury.
