Regarding the importance of science for religious scholars, Nīsābūrī in general relied heavily on Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī’s al-Tafsīr al-kabīr (The great commentary), but frequently disagreed with Rāzī about the use of science and philosophy (falsafa) to portray nature. Whereas Nīsābūrī privileged the views of the natural philosophers (falāsifa), Rāzī had favored the positions of the theologians (mutakallimūn). Through subtle rewordings and emendations of scientific detail, Nīsābūrī rebutted Rāzī’s critique of science and falsafa in his portrayal of nature in his his Quran commentary entitled Gharā’ib al-Qur’ān wa-raghā’ib al-furqān (completed  in 1329/1330). [Morrison]; GAS V.111