Shamail Nadwi

Shamail Nadwi
Personal life
BornShamail Ahmad Abdullah
(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Home townKolkata, West Bengal, India
CitizenshipIndia
Notable work(s)Masʾala-e-Ghulāmī aur Islām (transl. The Issue of Slavery and Islam)
Education
Known forDebate with Javed Akhtar on the existence of God
OccupationIslamic scholar
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni Islam
Founder of
  • Markaz al-Wahyain
  • Wahyain Foundation
JurisprudenceHanafi
Years active2014–present
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Last updated: 5 January 2026

Shamail Nadwi (born 7 June 1998), also known as Mufti Shamail Nadwi and Shamail Ahmad Abdullah Nadwi, is an Indian Islamic scholar, mufti, and author. In 2025, he live streamed an academic debate titled An Academic Dialogue: Does God Exist? with poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi which quickly became a viral video.