Barrenness was considered a curse for most of human history. Even after Christ, and the birth of his church, when fruitfulness transcended the fertile womb, it has been understood as a matter of pain, of something not as it should be. Yet today, barrenness is a condition that is often deliberately chosen, through the use of contraception.
The word for womb in Arabic is al rhm. From this term we get the Arabic words raheem (one who is merciful, generous, benevolent, magnanimous); irhum (forgive); rahmee (mercy); and so on. In Arabic, the womb, as name and notion, is related to the concept of mercy, generosity, benevolence, and the like. We can think of having a fertile womb as having an abundance of mercy, generosity, and benevolence—all characteristics of God, and overflow from God. They are the qualities of all life-givers—including those who are physically barren.
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