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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Abdul Alhazred canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
occultist ⓘ
AlAzifLaterKnownAs Necronomicon ⓘ
appearsIn The Nameless City ⓘ
associatedWith Cthulhu ⓘ
Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ
Great Old Ones ⓘ
linked to: Great Old One

Necronomicon ⓘ
Nyarlathotep ⓘ
Yog-Sothoth ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States ⓘ
creator H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ
fictionalActivity communing with eldritch entities ⓘ
exploring ancient ruins ⓘ
writing occult texts ⓘ
fictionalBirthCountry Yemen ⓘ
fictionalBirthplace Sana'a ⓘ
linked to: Sanaʽa
fictionalDeathCause mysterious supernatural attack ⓘ
fictionalDeathDescription torn to pieces in broad daylight by an invisible entity ⓘ
fictionalDeathPlace Damascus ⓘ
fictionalEra 8th century ⓘ
fictionalEthnicity Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
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 ⓘ
The Dunwich Horror ⓘ
The Haunter of the Dark ⓘ
nameCoinedBy H. P. Lovecraft in childhood ⓘ
nickname the Mad Arab ⓘ
notableWork Necronomicon ⓘ
occupation occultist ⓘ
roleInMythos author of primary forbidden grimoire ⓘ
settingUniverse Lovecraftian horror ⓘ
studied forbidden lore ⓘ
traveledTo Irem, the City of Pillars ⓘ
Memphis ⓘ
Ruins of Babylon ⓘ
empty deserts of Arabia ⓘ
wrote Al Azif ⓘ

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Necronomicon → fictionalAuthor → Abdul Alhazred ⓘ