He crossed the valley several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18 and eventually settled there. During the revolt, he advised the rebels on the battlefield. In order to influence them more easily, he adopted their dress and customs and tried to outdo them in endurance for the hardships of travel and courage in battle. As a result, many fighters recognized him as their leader. He avoided giving orders and tried to influence the local chief to give his orders to the soldiers.
He was in direct command only of his mercenary guard, which by the end of the conflict numbered about 90 warriors.
Lawrence incorporated his war memories into his work "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". In the 1980s, one of the rock formations in Wadi Rum, originally known as "Jabal al-Mazmar" (Mountain of Plague), was named "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" in honor of Lawrence's book (although the book has little to do with Wadi Rum).
In the valley of Siq Um Tawaqi there is a rock engraved with the image of Lawrence of Arabia.