 If, after this period, the convert still wants to convert, the judge may permit the application.This process is unique to the state; no other state allows Muslims to officially convert.In 2006, the Negeri Sembilan Court also permitted Wong Ah Kiu, a convert from Islam to Buddhism legally known as Nyonya binti Tahir, to be buried in the Buddhist fashion, although her conversion had not been legally recognised while she was still alive.