The literature of Paighamis had already made its way to Suriname by the time the Ahmadiyya missionaries reached there. Many were aware of Jesus’ (as) death and his second coming, in the person of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Messiah. Some had even established an organization which they named “Surinam Islamitch Verantaing”. These people viewed the Hazrat Ahmad (as) as a holy man but did not acknowledge his true status. They were also against the establishment of Khilafat or any form of central authority.

In 1953, Maulvi Muhammad Ishaq Saqi and another Ahmadi from Trinidad visited Suriname and introduced the Jamaat.

The proper Ahmadiyya mission in Suriname was established by Rasheed Ahmad Ishaq, who was also accompanied by Maulvi Muhammad Ishaq Saqi, who was serving as a missionary in Trinidad.

They initially stayed at the house of Abdul Ghafur Juman Bakhsh. Around 200 members of the Paighami community joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in November 1956. This was followed by a huge number of people joining the Jamaat. The first person to accept the message of the Promised Messiah (as) in Suriname was Abdul Aziz Juman Bakhsh, who was the son of Abdul Ghafur Juman Bakhsh. He studied in Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah from 1954 to 1958 and was later sent to Suriname as a missionary where he served till 1962.

Centres were established in the areas where people would accept the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. These centres provided moral and religious education to the children.