They were servants of God who provided Jesus with divine instruction from his infancy. ​ — Matt. 1: 18 - 20; Luke 2: 41, 51.
فَبِمَا أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا مِنْ خُدَّامِ ٱللهِ ،‏ فَقَدْ زَوَّدَاهُ بِٱلْإِرْشَادِ ٱلْإِلهِيِّ مُنْذُ ٱلطُّفُولِيَّةِ .‏ —‏ مت ١ :‏ ​ ١٨ -‏ ٢٠ ؛‏ لو ٢ :‏ ​ ٤١ ،‏ ٥١‏ .‏