Kitab al-Azif

The Kitab al-Azif (Arabic: Book of the Dead) was a book written by that chronicled the history of an ancient eldritch being.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Talisman: Monstrous Talisman It was believed to cause the death of all those who read it.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Al-Jahiz's Lost Books
In the 860s, the famed author Al-Jahiz sought to collect the book to add to his library in the House of Wisdom. The Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq found a copy of the book in the ruins of Seleucia-on-the-Tigris and delivered it to him, for which he was awarded a talisman by the author.
==Basim's description==
I do not believe in magic as Nehal does but I find it hard to fathom that this Al-Hazred created this in jest. I am attracted and repulsed by its incantations and dare not speak any of it aloud for fear that the nameless horrors described in its pages will leap out into this world. It is foolish, I know, but there is something about this book that I cannot explain.
==Behind the scenes==
The Kitab al-Azif, as well as the Monstrous Talisman given in reward for retrieving it, is a reference to the , a fictional cursed book part of 's .
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
==References==
Category:Books