Sharia Law is Not in the Quran
QURAN
"Obey God then and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, for the duty of Our Messenger is just to deliver the message." (Qur'an 64:12)
But if they turn away from you, your only duty is a clear delivery of the Message. (Qur'an 16:82)
Say: 'Whatever good betides you is from God and whatever evil betides you is from your own self and that We have sent you to mankind only as a messenger and all sufficing is God as witness. Whoso obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys God. And for those who turn away, We have not sent you as a keeper.' (Qur'an 4:79-80)
And tell my servants that they should speak in a most kindly manner. Verily, Satan is always ready to stir up discord between men; for verily; Satan is mans foe.... Hence, we have not sent you with power to determine their Faith. (Qur'an 17:53-54)
Say: "Obey God, and obey the Messenger, but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). (Qur'an 24:54)
And so, invite them your task is only to invite; you cannot compel them to believe. (Qur'an 88:21-22)
You are not a keeper over them. But if they turn aside from you, for We have not sent you to be a keeper over them; your task is but to preach. (Qur'an 42:48)
And when they hear vain talk, they turn away there from and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant," It is true thou wilt not be able to guide whom thou loves; but God guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance. (Qur'an 28:55-56)
Assuredly, We have sent down the Book to you in right form for the good of man. Whoso guided himself by it does so to his own advantage, and whoso turns away from it does so at his own loss. You certainly are not their keeper. (Qur'an 39:41)
As seen from the verses above; much involves obeying the Prophet but also emphasizes the Prophet's limited authority, something that most Muslims from the Sunni and Shia sects do not recognize. According to them, their rulers have the authority to punish people for what they consider sins.
The Quran gives the right to fight against those who fight you but not to transgress beyond that. It also gives people the right to defend themselves against evictions from their lands or property.
Where does so-called "sharia law" come from? It comes from the contradictory hadith texts that are claimed by delusional Muslims to be the word and deeds of Muhammad (of which all were compiled some two centuries after Muhammad's death). In such texts, it is claimed that the Prophet was ordered to fight people until they acknowledge "Islam" and to order the execution of those who that have been guilty of apostasy. Doesn't that sound familiar? Remember this the next time you hear a apologetic Muslim claiming that ISIS or the Taliban isn't in "Islam". These religious fundamentalists are merely following the Hadith texts to the letter. One thing is crystal clear from all this: by picking and choosing, which is what most Muslims are doing, they are only removing the cancer partially. To follow the Quran alone and to abandon the false texts of Hadith entirely would mean to rid the cancer fully. Finally, the Quran's take on human authority and freedom is radically different than how the traditional Muslim sects understand it. Therefore the biggest difference between a state governed by the Quran and an "Islamic" state, is the state's authority over the masses.