Wikipedia: Abdul Alhazred

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Alhazred is the reputed author of the book of ultimate evil, the Necronomicon or, in Arabic, Azif?.

Alhazred sometimes called the "Mad Arab") is the reputed author of the book of ultimate evil, the Necronomicon or, in Arabic, [al Azif]?.

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Those who have any dealings with the Necronomicon usually come to an unpleasant end, and Alhazred was no exception: legend has it that crowds saw him being devoured alive in a public square in Mecca. The being or beings that did the devouring remained invisible throughout.

Those who have any dealings with the Necronomicon usually come to an unpleasant end, and Alhazred was no exception: legend has it that crowds saw him being devoured alive in a public square in Mecca?. The being or beings that did the devouring remained invisible throughout.

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Who is purported to be the author of the book mentioned, Lovecraft or Alhazred? Also, why should we care at all about Abdul Alhazred?

Because a lot of people think he may have existed, and probably for the same sorts of reasons some other misguided folk might be interested in the improbable activities of the likes of J Christ esq.... Because they are incapable of discerning the difference between fact and fantasy.

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A fictional creation of the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft; Alhazred sometimes called the "Mad Arab") is the reputed author of the book of ultimate evil, the Necronomicon or, in Arabic, [al Azif]?.

Those who have any dealings with the Necronomicon usually come to an unpleasant end, and Alhazred was no exception: legend has it that crowds saw him being devoured alive in a public square in Mecca?. The being or beings that did the devouring remained invisible throughout.

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