 then none of the caliphs were called by anything that was necessary for him until the abbasids may god be pleased with them took over. we are now mentioning their names in order and we are mentioning the names that two of them shared the names of the caliphs even though the matter has now become extremely despicable in the east and the west and god is the source of help. so those who are not among them are called by the names of the caliphs.
ثم لم يتسم ولا سمي أحد من الخلفاء بشيء لازم له، حتى ولي بنو العباس رضي الله عنه، ونن الآن ذاكرون أسماءهم على نسق، ونذكر الأسماء التي اشترك فيها اثنان أسماء الخلفاء، وإن كان الأمر قد رذل الآن غاية الرذالة في المشرق والمغرب، والله المستعان، فيتسمى بأسماء الخلفاء من ليس منهم.