text_original: Readers may remember that there was a time in the history of the Caliphate when the principle of election was vaguely supposed to govern the succession, al  though, in point of fact, the right of hereditary descent was invariably recognized in the commanders of the faithful.
text_transcription: READERS MAY REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE CALIPHATE WHEN THE PRINCIPLE OF ELECTION WAS VAGUELY SUPPOSED TO GOVERN THE SUCCESSION ALTHOUGH ON POINT OF FACT THE RIGHT OF HEREDITARY DESCENT WAS INVARIABLY RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMANDERS OF THE FAITHFUL
phonemes: ɹˈiːdɚz mˈeɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tˈaɪm ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə kˈælɪfˌeɪt wɛn ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃən wʌz vˈeɪɡli səpˈoʊzd tə ɡˈʌvɚn ðə səksˈɛʃən, ˈæl ðˌoʊ, ɪn pˈɔɪnt ʌv fˈækt, ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi dᵻsˈɛnt wʌz ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɪnðə kəmˈændɚz ʌvðə fˈeɪθfəl.