 The name is derived from the Arabic word , literally meaning "remnant" and also referring to a "narrative".Their disciples are called the "Athariyya", or Atharis.For followers of the Athari movement, the "clear" meaning of the Qur'an, and especially the prophetic traditions, has sole authority in matters of belief, and to engage in rational disputation (kalam), even if one arrives at the truth, is absolutely forbidden.