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Section 08

Protect Prayer Blocks

Move Prayer Blocks around busy events while keeping them inside valid prayer windows.

Protect in Workspace
Workspace Day view before protection with Dhuhr overlapping a visible Work agenda meeting and an outlined tentative agenda hold nearby
1. Before protectionIn Day view, busy Work agenda meetings are filled, while tentative holds use an outline.
Workspace Day view showing the Protect button in the calendar toolbar
2. Click ProtectThe Protect button runs the check against the visible agenda chips shown in Workspace.
Workspace Day view showing a proposed protected draft with valid prayer range bands and an outlined tentative agenda hold
3. Review the proposed rangeThe proposed protected draft shows the valid window. Outlined tentative holds stay visible, but they do not force another move.
Workspace Day view after protection with A and M badges, plus an outlined tentative agenda hold that did not block placement
4. After saving protectionA marks an automatic protection move. M marks a preserved manual move or moved synced block. Outlined tentative holds remain context, not blockers.

Protection compares Prayer Blocks with visible Agenda Sources, then searches for an available slot inside each prayer's valid time range. The screenshots use Workspace Day view to show the change clearly.

How the protection run works

  • Before protection, Workspace may show overlaps in the Preview Draft.
  • Click Protect in the calendar toolbar. Arihna Biha checks the agenda sources currently visible in Workspace.
  • A proposed protected draft appears first. Review the adjusted times and the valid prayer window bands.
  • A prayer is treated as past only when its valid prayer window has ended, not when the reserved before/after buffer has ended.
  • Examples: Fajr ends at sunrise, Dhuhr at Asr, Asr at Maghrib, Maghrib at Isha, and Isha at the midpoint between Maghrib and next Fajr.
  • If the current time is already inside a valid window, Arihna Biha protects only the future portion of that Prayer Block.
  • Click Save to keep the protected draft before you send, sync, or download it.
  • A means the block was automatically adjusted by protection. M means a manual or moved block was preserved.
  • Protection explanations show why each protected Prayer Block is default, suggested, manual, conflicting, or unresolved.
  • Tentative invites are shown for context as dashed outlines, but protection treats them as not busy and does not move Prayer Blocks around them.
  • If no available slot exists inside the valid range, the conflict remains visible for review.

Protection examples

No available slot

Setup: The full valid prayer range is blocked by visible agenda events.

Expected: Arihna Biha leaves the conflict visible instead of placing the prayer outside its valid range.

A meeting invite is tentative

Setup: Google or Outlook shows an unanswered invite as tentative.

Expected: Workspace outlines it instead of filling it. The invite stays visible, but it does not delay or move protected Prayer Blocks unless the provider later marks it busy.

Still review before delivery

Protection changes only the draft shown in Workspace. Your live calendar is touched only after you review and choose a delivery action.