Meaningful Name: His surname a homonym of “all has read”, perfect for a Cult leader that authored a Tome of Eldritch Lore (even moreso when you realized his name was an alias for Lovecraft himself, an author).Mad Oracle: Being the author of the Necronomicon also means being this.Mad Artist: Was a poet before (and likely after, given how several fragments of the Necronomicon read) encountering the Mythos.Junkie Prophet: In some stories, Abdul does drugs to forget the horrors he has seen, while in others, he indulges heavily in hallucinogenic fungi and venom in order to see clearer into the unknown.Go Mad from the Revelation: According to The Wanderings Of Alhazred, he made the mistake of trying to mug Nyarlathotep and was given a soul-shattering look at the Black Pharaoh's true face by way of response this was Abdul's first brush with the eldritch, and it left him sobbing 'at the loss of such exquisite emptiness'.His incarnation in The Wanderings Of Alhazred is easily the closest to this trope, having committed numerous acts of betrayal, theft, murder, cannibalism, and collusion with malevolent forces to accomplish his ends. Evil Sorcerer: A worshipper of both Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu, he learned much arcane lore over the course of his studies - much of it through increasingly horrific acts.Eunuchs Are Evil: In The Wanderings Of Alhazred, he's revealed to have been castrated in his youth as punishment for having an affair with his master's daughter, which proved to be the beginning of his descent into depravity.Instead, he was kidnapped, tortured, had his tongue and eyes pulled out, and then killed. Death Faked for You: In at least one version of his fate, it turns out that Alhazred wasn't eaten, that being an illusion.Cruel and Unusual Death: Hoisted in the air and ripped apart by an invisible demon? Yep.It wasn't until his search was fruitless that he finally gave up on all hopes of returning to his old life and embraced his new existence as a nihilistic scholar. Crippling Castration: Had his genitals cut off as punishment for getting his sovereign's daughter pregnant, along with his ears and nose as such, most of his original journey into the eldritch was inspired by the hope of finding something that could heal his injuries.Breakout Character: After Cthulhu and the Necronomicon, 'The Mad Arab' is one of the most referenced elements in non-Mythos works.Author Avatar: Abdul Alhazred was Lovecraft's play name when he was younger.

Specifically, it is often said to be a corruption of Abd al-Azrad, a name that can be translated as 'servant of the Great Lord' or 'slave of the Destroyer'. Which is Truth in Television, since many ancient Arabic writers or works are better known by their bastardized names. Others have attempted to correct this, by saying that this is a corruption of the original name.

As Long as It Sounds Foreign: The name Abdul Alhazred was invented by Lovecraft as a child and makes no sense in Arabic.It's not until the end of the book that he formally introduces himself as the traveller and by his true name. …And That Little Girl Was Me: In Necronomicon: The Wanderings Of Alhazred, Abdul almost never refers to himself by name in his work and rarely uses the word 'I', instead claiming that 'a traveller' happened to visit the areas he describes and committed certain acts that he doesn't directly take credit for.

All There in the Manual: 'The History of the Necronomicon' provides a short essay on the life of Alhazred, and the publication history of his infamous work.He was eaten by an invisible monster in broad daylight in 738 A.D. Described as an insane poet, Alhazred visited many strange and dark places filled with weird horrors. The Mad ArabAuthor of the dreaded Kitab al-Azif (better known by its Greek name, Necronomicon), and a Muslim apostate who worshiped the Great Old Ones.

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