《一千零一夜》（tales from the thousand and one nights）是我成年后都喜欢的书，它是阿拉伯民间故事集，又名《天方夜谭》，也是很多朋友的童年回忆。许多大咖都有演绎，但多是针对儿童选择朗读的精简版，我听得不过瘾，就起了读全本的心思，也当作自己的播讲练习，能力有限，读的不好敬请谅解，同时个人也希望把这一套故事读下来，我的播读能力能有进步。
天方夜谭故事有两百多个，我是选着读的，也欢迎你参考以下图片所示译林出版社郅溥浩等人翻译的书本同步阅读。

Sheikh Belal Assaad holds a Degree in Shari’ah and Da’wah from the ‘Ad-Da’Wah Wal-Irshad University Institute’, Tripoli, Lebanon 1995.

He continued his studies in Biomedical Science at Victoria University (VU), followed by a postgraduate degree in Teaching Science and Student Welfare & Well-being’ also from Victoria University (VU). He also competed a second postgraduate degree in Migration Law and Practice from the Australian National University (ANU).

Sheikh Belal is a registered Minister of Religion (title: Imam) and Marriage Celebrant with the Australian Federation of Islamic Council and the Australian Governor General’s Office.

He has been in the field of Da’wah delivering regular khutbas and a public speaker locally and abroad for the past 26 years. He is internationally known and is invited to guest speak and lecture regularly through various organisations internationally and nationally as much as his time permits. Sheikh Belal was born in Melbourne Australia, and currently resides there.