The author describes the sequence of events in Muhammad’s life. Which of the following events occurred before the Battle of Uhud, in which Muhammad’s uncle was slaughtered?

a. Muhammad died in Medina after falling ill.
b. Muhammad led his followers on a pilgrimage and delivered his Farewell Sermon, instructing his people to end violence for revenge or profit.
c. Muhammad led his followers to Medina.
d. Muhammad won control of Mecca and succeeded in uniting the Arabian Peninsula.

Muhammad led his followers to Medina.

Explanation:

Muhammad was born during the late sixth century in the Arabian city called mecca. Muhammad was a man of deep faith and said to his family members that he received a revelation from the God during his fortieth year. He said that Allah is the greatest of all Gods and the one who follows the teachings of Muhammad will reach the Jannath. After gaining some popularity many started to  follow his teachings and there were a few elite members who rejected his teachings.

He led to those who follow to the neighboring city which he named to be Medina. This travel is named as Hijra. Muhammad also invited the other Jewish tribes to join him peacefully but there were a lot of conflicts between the Muslims and Meccans. In one such battle called the Battle of Uhud, Muhammad’s own uncle, Hamza, was slaughtered. He had been a champion of Islam and a strong fighter in previous battles and he was hailed to be a martyr.

The events preceeding the Battle of uhud in which Muhammad's uncle died was that Muhammad led his followers to Medina

Explanation:

Muhammad was born around 570 A.D in Mecca and was a religious, social and political leader. He openly preached his monotheistic teachings much to the chagrin of the ruling polytheist class.  

Bit by bit followers of the Muhammad grew in the count. They experienced increased hostility and suppression from the ruling clans of mecca. Initially, Muhammad made some of his followers migrate to Abyssinia to escape persecution. Later he along with his followers migrated to Medina which is marked as “HIJRA”, Islamic calendar beginning.

Later they set up their Muslim empire in Medina and was involved in several wars with Meccan state and finally in 629 A.D vanquished Mecca. 3 years later Muhammad died after falling ill following his return from farewell pilgrimage. But before his death, he had conquered and united Arabian Peninsula under a common religion Islam.