The claim that genetic engineering is similar to Allah’s power of creation

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the challenge in creating existence from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) specific to living beings?

The Shaykh:
What is it?

The questioner:
Is the challenge in creating existence from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) specific to living beings, or is it otherwise? Because in this age, they claim that they are manufacturing some agricultural crops like rice and others, as well as what is known as genetic engineering? I ask you to please answer.

The Shaykh:
My brother, where do they get these materials from except from the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)? They combine some of it with some of it, so they have not created something that did not exist; they have not created a grain that did not exist. Rather, they took things from these creatures and beings and gathered and combined them, so that it was formed, if this is true, although these are attempts that have not been proven up to now. But their materials are taken from the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.