Abdul Alhazred

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Abdul Alhazred is the fictional mad Arab occultist created by H. P. Lovecraft, best known as the legendary author of the forbidden grimoire the Necronomicon in the Cthulhu Mythos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Cthulhu Mythos
fictional character
occultist
AlAzifLaterKnownAs Necronomicon NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Nameless City NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cthulhu NERFINISHED
Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED
Great Old Ones NERFINISHED
Necronomicon NERFINISHED
Nyarlathotep NERFINISHED
Yog-Sothoth NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED
fictionalActivity communing with eldritch entities
exploring ancient ruins
writing occult texts
fictionalBirthCountry Yemen NERFINISHED
fictionalBirthplace Sana'a NERFINISHED
fictionalDeathCause mysterious supernatural attack
fictionalDeathDescription torn to pieces in broad daylight by an invisible entity
fictionalDeathPlace Damascus NERFINISHED
fictionalEra 8th century
fictionalEthnicity Arab NERFINISHED
fictionalNationality Arab
fictionalReligion paganism
genre cosmic horror
inspiredBy Lovecraft’s fascination with the Middle East
inUniverseLanguage Arabic
inUniverseReputation madman
poet
sorcerer
languageOfWork Arabic
medium literature
mentionedIn The Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED
The Dunwich Horror NERFINISHED
The Haunter of the Dark NERFINISHED
nameCoinedBy H. P. Lovecraft in childhood
nickname the Mad Arab NERFINISHED
notableWork Necronomicon NERFINISHED
occupation occultist
roleInMythos author of primary forbidden grimoire
settingUniverse Lovecraftian horror
studied forbidden lore
traveledTo Irem, the City of Pillars NERFINISHED
Memphis NERFINISHED
Ruins of Babylon NERFINISHED
empty deserts of Arabia
wrote Al Azif NERFINISHED

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Necronomicon (fictional grimoire) fictionalAuthor Abdul Alhazred
subject surface form: Necronomicon