An assistant of the head of the Islamic community in Croatia, Aziz efendi Hasenovic, led religious ceremonies and prayers in the mosque in Zagreb on early Saturday morning.
He spoke about the importance of symbols of this holiday - Hajj i.e pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca - and sacrifice.
The dignitary, said, among other things, the "Islam does not recognise any exclusiveness, neither does it justify any form of violence".
Hasenovic said he was glad to be able to recall that the Islamic Community in Croatia marked this year the 90th anniversary of its official recognition by the national parliament.
This set a standard for the treatment of Islam by a modern European country as well as the attitude of Islam towards the European civilisational heritage, Hasenovic said.
"The example of Muslims being fitted well in a multireligious plural society in Croatia can serve as a model for solving the Muslim issue in Europe as well as for solving the issue of Christian minorities in Muslim countries," the dignitary said.
He stressed that Croatia accepts the Islamic community as an authentic factor of peace, dialogue, cooperation and social progress and common weal and appreciates its peace-making role as well a role it played in the defence of Croatia against aggression during the Homeland Defence War.
The head of the Islamic Community in Croatia, Mufti Sveko Omerbasic, for the first time led religious services for this holiday in the seaport of Rijeka where a Muslim ethnic community is relatively numerous.