Yep! They are unequivocally "doing Muhammad wrong." The state policies of these nations are completely irrelevant to the morality and integrity of the faith, as are their judicial representatives' beliefs. In fact, this discrepancy and the inevitability of state and cultural corruption was something the Ummah was repeatedly warned about in the Prophet's time.
Government entities will always, always twist religious narratives to suit their goals, especially when those goals match with the need to instill conformity, control, and fear-based obedience in a population.
The Prophet (A.S.) transmitted the Quran and the Quran never once mentions stoning or any other punishment for homosexuality. In fact, homosexuality isn't even mentioned! Extrapolations from the story of Lut have been disproven repeatedly by a number of qualified scholars, as it would be quite a stretch to consider the grammar and wording of those verses to indicate that the sins of Lut's people were anything besides gang rape and the ritual humiliation of travelers along their town's route.
We could debate this all day and I was not intending to offend you by putting "dress code" in quotes - that was more my sarcasm toward overly strict interpretations of Surah an-Nisa and the rather simple parameters for modesty laid out in our scripture. It was not directed at you.
You simply proved my point because you rightly noted the common, broader actions taking place within different cultures as opposed to the inherent practices outlined in the actual directives of the Muslim faith. My partner is Arab and so he is judged by perceptions of his culture, and my point was that this is wrong and unfair - especially because he happens to be from a minority group who is not represented by those broader actions.
The people who unfairly judge our relationship do not have any intention of approaching him as a human being.
They simply want to view him as an extension of his country's ruling party, and they do not slow down or remain open to corrections that threaten that view. Instead they tend to double down and try to argue with me about his - and my own - religion and values without realizing the irony of doing so. Hope this clears up my point for you and other readers! Again, thanks for commenting and engaging!
