وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى ٱلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِى وَبِرَسُولِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ Qur’an Al-Ma'ida (5:111)Wai th aw h aytu il a al h aw a riyyeena an a minoo bee wabirasoolee q a loo a mann a wa i shhad biannan a muslimoon a
I.e., the disciples of Jesus (see surah {3}, note [42]).
lit., Muslims.
"Thou" refers to Jesus, who is being addressed by his Disciples. Cf. iii. 52.
Before or after Muhammad's life on this earth, all who bowed to Allah's Will were Muslims, and their religion is Islam. Cf. iii, 52, and n. 392.