Surah ash-Shura (Consultation ) 42 : 4

Explanatory Note

The surah then adds other attributes belonging to God: "His is all that is in the heavens and the earth. He is the Most High, the Supreme One." (Verse 4) People are often deluded, thinking that they own something of what they have in their hands; it appears to be at their disposal and they use it for their own benefit. Theirs, however, is not true ownership. The true owner is God who creates, brings to life and deals death. He alone can give people whatever He wishes, withhold,take away or replace what He chooses. He is the One who determines the nature of everything and conducts this in accordance with the law He has chosen. Everything, then, complies with this law and behaves according to it. 

Every single thing in the universe, thus, belongs to God, who is the sole owner, without partners. He is the 'Most High, the Supreme One.' His ownership is marked by His supremacy, making everything else appear lowly and inferior.

When this truth is well established in our minds, we know to whom we should turn to request what we wish for good things, provisions and earnings. Since He is the owner of the heavens and the earth, it is He who can decide what to give. Moreover, being 'the Most High, the Supreme', He does not degrade or demean those who stretch out their hands requesting what they want from Him, as they would feel if they made their requests to other creatures.