hɪz ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ɪn pˈaʊɚ nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪɾᵻd mˈiːɾɪŋ ðə tʃˈælɪndʒ pˈoʊzd baɪ ðə ʃˈɪhʌ, ɐ tɹˈaɪb ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə sˈʌltən ʌv mˈʌskæt, hˌuː nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs lˈɪvd ænd hæd hˈoʊldɪŋz ænd kˈʌstəmˌɛɹi ɹˈaɪts ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə mˈaʊntɪnəs ænd kˈoʊstəl ˈɛɹiəz ʌv ɹˈɑːz ˈæl kˈɑːɪmə, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns ðə pɹˈiːviəsli ɹᵻbˈɛliəs vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv ʃˈææm.
His early years in power necessitated meeting the challenge posed by the Shihuh, a tribe affiliated to the Sultan of Muscat, who nevertheless lived and had holdings and customary rights in both the mountainous and coastal areas of Ras Al Khaimah, for instance the previously rebellious village of Sha'am.