Luke’s account tells us that when Zechariah, the father of John the Baptizer, was offering incense in the sanctuary, a multitude of nonpriestly worshippers of Jehovah were “praying outside. ”
حِينَ يَبْسُطُ رَاحَتَيْهِ نَحْوَ هٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ ،‏ فَٱسْمَعْ أَنْتَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمٰوَاتِ » .‏