the reality of the Ka'ba (haqiqat-i ka'ba-yi rabbani) to be above the reality of Muhammad (haqiqat-i Muhammadi). This caused fury of opposition, particularly among certain Sufis and ulama of Hijaz who objected to the Ka'ba having exalted spiritual "rank" than the Prophet. Sirhindi argued in response that the reality of the Prophet is superior to any creature. The real Ka'ba is worthy of prostration since it is not created and is covered with the veil of nonexistence. It is this Ka'ba in the essence of God that Sirhindi was referring to as the reality of the Ka'ba, not the appearance of the Ka'ba (surat-i ka'ba), which is only a stone. By the latter part of the nineteenth century, the consensus of the Naqshbandi community had placed the prophetic realities closer to God than the divine realities. The rationale for this development may have been to neutralize unnecessary discord with the large Muslim community whose emotional attachment to Muhammad was greater than any understanding of philosophical fine points. Sufi lineage Naqshbandi chain Naqshbandi Sufis claim that Ahmad Sirhindi is descended from a long line of "spiritual masters" all the way up to prophet Muhammad. Muhammad, d. 11 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia (570/571–632 CE) Abu Bakar Siddique, d. 13 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia Salman al-Farsi, d. 35 AH, buried in Madaa'in, Saudi Arabia Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, d. 107 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Jafar Sadiq, d. 148 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Bayazid Bastami, d. 261 AH, buried in Bastaam, Iran (804 - 874 CE). Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani, d. 425 AH, buried Kharqaan, Iran. Abul Qasim Gurgani, d. 450 AH, buried in Gurgan, Iran. Abu ali Farmadi, d. 477 AH, buried in Tous, Khorasan, Iran. Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamadani, d. 535 AH, buried in Maru, Khorosan, Iran. Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani, d. 575 AH, buried in Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Arif Riwgari, d. 616 AH, buried in Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Mahmood Anjir-Faghnawi, d. 715 AH, buried in Waabakni, Mawarannahr, Uzbekistan. Azizan Ali Ramitani, d. 715 AH, buried in Khwarezm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Mohammad Baba As-Samasi, d. 755 AH, buried in Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Amir Kulal, d. 772 AH, buried in Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, d. 791 AH, buried in Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE). Sayyid Alauddin Atar Bukhari, buried in Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan. Yaqub al-Charkhi, d. 851 AH, buried in Tajikistan Khwaja Ahrar, d.