The concept of the Muhammadan light was controversial, and the scholars al-Ghazali and Ibn Taymiyyah (1263–1328) rejected the idea that Muhammad was pre-existent. Instead they interpreted the primordial creation of Muhammad as meaning only that he was predestined. Later Sufis often used the less controversial term "Muhammadan reality" (ḥagīqa Muḥammadiyya), particularly discussing the Light Verse.[19]