Faithful anointed servants of God had to meet together in discreet groups ​ — if they could meet at all.
زِدْ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ أَنَّ ٱلْكَنِيسَةَ كَانَتْ تُنْزِلُ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعُقُوبَاتِ بِكُلِّ مَنْ يُعَارِضُ تَعَالِيمَهَا .‏