Shams Tabraiz Khan used to teach at Dar al-Uloom Nadwat ul-Ulama Lucknow India. which is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. Established on 26 September 1898 by the Nadwatul Ulama, it is one of the major Islamic institutions in India.

He had been associated with University of Lucknow at department of Arabic where was head of department from Mar 2011 till December 2012.