As was the case in the earlier Babylonian exile, the anointed “royal priesthood ” could not function in an organized way.
فَٱضْطُرَّ ٱلْمَمْسُوحُونَ ٱلْأُمَنَاءُ أَنْ يَجْتَمِعُوا سِرًّا ،‏ هٰذَا إِذَا ٱسْتَطَاعُوا ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعَ أَصْلًا .‏