Abdul Alhazred is a fictional character created by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. He is the so-called "Mad Arab" credited with authoring the imaginary book Kitab al-Azif (the Necronomicon), and as such an integral part of Cthulhu Mythos lore. "There are those that believe that one or more of the published hoaxes are in fact actually the work of Lovecraft's creation, Abdul Alhazred. Some controversy has developed even among those who real...
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Abdul Alhazred is a fictional character created by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. He is the so-called "Mad Arab" credited with authoring the imaginary book Kitab al-Azif (the Necronomicon), and as such an integral part of Cthulhu Mythos lore. "There are those that believe that one or more of the published hoaxes are in fact actually the work of Lovecraft's creation, Abdul Alhazred. Some controversy has developed even among those who realize that these books are modern fabrications, as there are claims that the rituals and spells described in these books produce actual results."
The name Abdul Alhazred is a pseudonym that Lovecraft created in his youth, which he took on after reading 1001 Arabian Nights at the age of about five years. The name was invented either by Lovecraft, or by Albert Baker, the Phillips' family lawyer. Abdul is a common Arabic name component (but never a name by itself; additionally the ending -ul and the beginning Al- are redundant), but Alhazred may...
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