Outside that city, devout Jews often prayed twice a day while “standing in the synagogues. ” ​ — Compare Luke 18: 11, 13.
وَكَانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ يُصَلُّونَ مَعَ جَمْعٍ مِنَ ٱلْعُبَّادِ فِي فِنَاءِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ .‏